What an amazing Ashes series this has been. We've had a great time covering all the 5 games even though we had to come well before sunrise in the winter in India. We were absolutely thrilled to bring you the series. Michael Clarke joins Warwick Amrstrong (1920-21) and Ricky Ponting (2006-07) to become the third captain in Ashes history to complete a 5-0 whitewash. This also helps Australia gain two places to third in the ICC Test rankings while England drop one place to fourth. Hopefully, there are a lot of a riveting games to follow in the cricketing calendar. Cya on another occasion. Until then, on behalf of Srivathsa, Akshay, Deva, Mani, this is Ramki signing off, take care, adios!

Harsha Bhogle: in years to come this generation of youngsters will talk about mitchell johnson the way ours did about Jeff thomson

BBC TMS: Mitchell Johnson has the most Test wickets by an Australian in a 5 match #Ashes series in Australia#Ashes

Jason Gillespie: This Australian bowling attack has been utterly ruthless. One of the very best collective performances you will EVER see! #Ashes2013/14

Alternative Cricket: Cook has been listless, reactive, and a non-entity in the field. You wouldn't know who's captain! #Ashes

Matthew Hayden: Ben Stokes is the only POM I would pay money to go watch this summer in #Ashes Really good talent and a nice positive for English Cricket

Geoff Lemon: Haddin passes Gilchrist's record for the most runs - 473 - in a series by a keeper batting outside the top six. #Ashes

Some views from the twitter world: Graeme Fowler: As an England fan I'm upset at this series.As a coach I'm upset at some basic techniques, but desire to deal with adversity most telling.

Ben Stokes: If ever there was a beacon of light in a dark winter for England, it had to be the Durham all-rounder, Ben Stokes. On atesting boucy surface at Perth, the young tyro, summoning vast reserves of courage constructed 120 in the fourth innings at Perth to salvage some pride for the visitors. Nobody expected Stokes to shine but he surmounted all odds to make the only century in this rubber for the forlorn visitors. Many former English cricketers have already earmarked him as the new Freddie Flintoff. He was also the lone saving grace in the three day hammering at Sydney that culminated in the whitewash. He garnered 8 wickets including a 6-fer in the first innings, triggering off an Aussie lower order collapse. The young turk showcased his big hitting prowess in England's second gig with an entertaining 32. During the process, Stokes became the 8th player to take 15 Test wickets in addition to hitting 200+ runs in a debut series.

Brad Haddin: Hardly has the world witnessed such an impactful performance from a keeper-batsman since the retirement of Adam Gilchrist. Haddin's heroics in this Ashes was such that he usurped his predecessor to tally the most runs ever by an Australian keeper-batsman in this series. Every time Australia found themselves in a world of trouble after a top-order wobble, Brad Haddin was out there to pull off a Houdini-like rescue act, while simultaneously inspiring his partners, to put Australia in firm command. Australia's scores when Haddin came out to face the music are as follows: 100-5, 294-5, 257-5, 143-5, 331-5, 112-5, 97-5 and 200-5. Haddin's scores in this series, which read 94, 53, 118, 55, 5, 65, 75 and 28 tell us the story. The old warhorse's keeping skills were no less impressive, he was in rich form that he would have even caught an aeroplane. No wonder, he boasted of 50 dismissals with both Ashes combined. In the post match celebrations, Haddin rubbished talks of retirement, saying that he was hungry for more. Watch out South Africa.

This Ashes series cannot be ended without describing the performaces of these three players, especially Haddin and Johnson. We've written a few snippets on them. Mitchell Johnson: Adversity causes some to break down and others to break records. Given the cold shoulder for the Ashes in England in early 2013, Mitch worked rigorously on his fitness and bounced back with a bang, plucking as many as 37 wickets in the return leg of the Ashes, the most by a left-arm bowler in any 5-match series. Steaming in at full tilt, the mustachioed marauder instilled bone-chilling fear into the English batting. Ask Alastair Cook. Ask Kevin Pietersen. Arguably, he tore open the portal to the Lillee-Thomson era, peppering the Poms with a slew of furious bouncers. Among the three lethal 5-fers he claimed, the one that stood out was his 7/40 at Adelaide that saw him sit twice on a hat-trick. Fittingly, he was rewarded with the Man of the Series award.

And the Aussie coach expressed his views as well. Darren Lehmann: 'No, the scenes were a bit different (on asked of the reponse to the previous Ashes). The support has been great. Obviously I was talking about old school, good hard Aussie cricket. We thank all the people, support-staff who have turned out. Yeah, I am really pleased at what they have taken on board. Our plans and bowling execution was perfect. It was flawless, barring a couple of hours in Perth. We know we have to improve each and every day. Hopefully, this is the start of good things to come. Play cricket obviously (on enquired about the preparation for South Africa). We have done fantastically for 4 games, we had to get them (bowlers) up for this Test. The key for us is to make everybody fit and go to South Africa. Nathan was good. He has done very well this series. He picked up 5 wickets in Melbourne. It is important to keep improving'.

Lyon: 'It's the first time, lot of emotion. To beat England 5-0 is an unbelievable feeling. 5-0 is fantastic. Definitely, playing five Tests in a row and it's a great feeling. I am over the moon right now. Winning on Jane McGrath day is special'.

Haddin: 'It was a great habit we started there at Brisbane. We were always going to have a crack today. The feeling is outstanding. Credit goes to everybody. Everthing has happened so fast. The brand of cricket we played was outstanding, we wanted to keep the game going forward. I am comfortable with the environment at the moment. Darren (Lehmann) has got nervousness off the dressing room. It is about getting better as a Test team and we are moving forward. This is too good a feeling (quashing all doubts of his rumored retirement). This is a great way to top it off in front of the SCG'.

Smith: 'That's right, to see the pink in the crowd. 5-0 to end it today. How good is that? I am shaking at the moment, we did not think at the start of series. It is an amazing feeling. I felt good from ball one. We posted a pretty good total. The bowlers then did the job. It's going to be a couple of good nights. I am shaking, yes, but looking forward to the team song'.

Bailey: 'Yeah the little helmet, that's the key, half survival skills and half luck (talking about his catch today of KP). Realistically, we wanted to get them 5 down by the end of the day. Things happened very quickly. It has been extraordinary. Picking up a wicket after every session was unbelievable. I think Steve Smith's 100 on Day 1 was particularly good. He got us on the front foot and it was unbelievable. Everywhere we go, the crowd support has been phenomenal'.

Harris: '5-0, what about that? This is unbelievable. We wanted to make sure we built the momentum in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.We kept it through the series. It's amazing we were able to do that. Here we are today. It's great. It's different, thats what we do (when asked of the team song). Finishing in three days, we did not expect. Yeah the knee got sorer, we are all doing this for the team'.

After the game, the Aussie players spoke to the Channel 9 commentators and here they are, one by one. Siddle: 'Everyone after Melbourne went straight to the physio and said they were fine. The way we played the last two games and finished it off was great. We wanted to get it done as quick as we could. It's an amazing feeling'.

The sudden departure of Graeme Swann ahead of the Boxing Day Test added to England's woes. No one expected him to retire mid-way and that too when his team was in dire straits. Stuart Broad has been the lone warrior with the ball for England. He bagged 21 wickets but lack of support at the other end meant, England couldn't capture key moments in a game. The fact that Ben Stokes, who played a game lesser than James Anderson, bagged one wicket more than the latter draws a clear picture as to how England were let down by their spearhead. Boyd Rankin was drafted into the squad for his pace and bounce but he hardly ever got a game. When he actually did, in the last game, a hamstring injury meant, he couldn't operate in full flow. At the end of it all, one has to say that this has to be one of England's most woeful performances in their cricketing history.

England: Nobody expected England to be this bad, especially after holding on to crucial moments and winning the home Ashes 3-0. Just when the team needed all the support, they lost a big player in Jonathan Trott as he pulled out of the tour due to mental illness. Captain Alastair Cook's form has been a big let down for the visitors. Considering that he scored 766 runs the last time when he was Down Under, his 246 runs across 5 games now doesn't say much, does it? What's more, he averaged 127 in 2010-11 while he could manage only 24 this time around. A lot of hopes were pinned on Kevin Pietersen as a senior member of the side, but the way he fell to Siddle, who's got him 10 times in Test cricket, doesn't tell a good story.

With hundreds from David Warner and Shane Watson, Australia scored aggressively, so much so that George Bailey hit James Anderson for 28 runs in an over. The cracks on the pitch really opened up and a target of 504 was too big a run chase for any side. England batted reasonably well, but could not save the game despite a brilliant hundred from Ben Stokes, the only Englishman to score a ton in the series. Johnson and Lyon shared 7 wickets between them as Australia regained the Ashes with an unassailable 3-0 advantage in the series. Despite the Christmas break, England couldn't turn things around quickly. Having gained a first innings lead for the first time in the series, the tourists collapsed tremendously to the spin of Nathan Lyon and were bowled out for 179 meaning Australia needed 231 to go 4-0 up. Chris Rogers' hundred calmed the dressing room. Watson too joined the party with a fine fifty and the duo ensured that there were no more hurdles and Australia could sense a 5-0 win at Sydney. The feature of Australia in this series with the bat has been that they have found someone to bail them out of trouble. It was Steven Smith's fine hundred that gave Australia a respectable score. The England batsmen were a no match to the Aussie bowlers as Harris, Johnson and Siddle shared 3 wickets to knock them over for just 155. Riding on Rogers' second hundred of the series, Australia set them a target of 448. England could not handle the pressure and another collapse saw them being bowled out under two sessions, which meant Australia completed a 5-0 whitewash.

Series summary:Australia: Before the start of the series, no one thought Australia could win 5-0. Certainly not against an English side that won 3-0 back home just a few months ago. But Michael Clarke's story in this Ashes series has been simply amazing to watch. He first beat the visitors mentally at Brisbane before going on to bombard them with really quick short stuff and let Mitchell Johnson go berserk. The way England lost at the Gabba set the tone for the rest of the series. A few days later at Adelaide, Australia were able to post a massive total on the board before Johnson rattled England again. He recorded figures of 7/40 and handed a massive 398-run lead to his side. Clarke wanted to bat the visitors out of the game and he did not enforce the follow-on. A target of 531 was almost an impossible task for this England side. Eventually, the hosts went on to win by 218 runs and go 2-0 up in the series. All eyes were glued on Mitchell Johnson as the action then shifted to Perth, a place known for its pace and bounce. Steven Smith bailed Australia out of trouble and got them a good first innings total on the board. England were off to a very good start in their first effort and one thought, the English were finally going to turn it around. However, the Aussie bowlers came back in style and bowled England out for 251, who were 85/0 at one stage.

Ben Stokes and debutant Gary Ballance seemed to have steadied the ship for a while but Lyon came back to find the latter's outside edge. Stokes and Bairstow battled for a while but once the former was dimissed by Siddle, it was just a mere formality for Australia to wrap up the England innings and they eventually had a handy 171-run first innings lead. In reply, Australia lost wickets at regular intervals but Chris Rogers anchored the innings and scored a magnificent hundred. With a little support from George Bailey and Brad Haddin lower down the order, he was able to stretch his side's lead past 400. England were set a mammoth target of 448 with over 2 days to go in the Test match but as expected, they looked very fragile at the crease. Cook, Bell and Pietesen, the most experienced batsmen in the side, fell cheaply to expose the middle order. Australia turned the heat on immediately after the tea break and picked up 4 wickets in a space of 11 balls. Harris came on to remove the tail quickly and help Australia seal the series 5-0.

Match summary: So how crucial was that hundred from Steven Smith on Day 1? England did really well to reduce Australia to 97/5 on the first morning after opting to bowl on an overcast morning. That's when Brad Haddin joined Smith at the crease and the duo batted with absolutely no trouble whatsoever. Haddin made 75 before ending his 128-run stand with Smith but the latter continued and went on to make a sensational 115. Eventually, the hosts were bowled out for 326 and England had to see off a tricky final few overs just before stumps. However, the start with the bat wasn't all that great for them as Johnson had Carberry caught brilliantly down the leg side by Lyon. The second morning was a bit better for batting in terms of the weather as the sun was out. But the Aussie bowlers were too hot to handle and were right on the money straightaway. Cook, Anderson, Pietersen and Bell went in quick succession. That meant the first five partnerships read, 6, 2, 6, 3, 6.

Shane Warne hands the Ashes replica Urn to Clarke. Warne hints at running away with the Urn intially but he throws it back to Clarke and his boys later. The Australian team go on to the dias and join their captain. The celebrations go berserk as they sing "5-nil, 5-nil, 5-nil" while posing for the photographers. The entire team, including the support staff join the players and celebrate the moment. Great scenes out there at the SCG.

Clarke: "It's an extremely special occasion for me. First and foremost, the support we got from Australia has been unbelievable, thanks for all the support we got from everyone it's been fantastic. Probably not 5-0, that's for sure (when asked, before the start of the series, if his side thought they could win the Ashes). I think, I kept saying throughout the England series, they the boys will get their rewards for the effort they have put in behind the scenes. But it's just that it has taken a bit more time and I think this result is a great reward for all the efforts. I had a brief conversation to the bowlers and I remember saying these three are the best bowlers in the World right now and Lyon certainly complements them. I think we've got the best attack in the world now. Alastair and the England team deserve a lot of credit too. There has not been a single game that I've played against England that's not been tough. They've played extremely well. They've got a bit of criticism in this series but they deserve the credit. They are a wonderful team. They've been number one before for no reason."

Cook: "It's obviously very tough to be beaten in all five games that you've played. As a sportsman that's the hardest thing to take but at the end of the day we weren't good enough. Yeah, I mean, obviously we weren't good enough to turn it around. We tried to do our bit but credit to Michael and his boys for their show. They thoroughly deserved to win 5-0. When you hit the rock bottom, the only way is up. This happened to us in 2006, things turned around with a lot of hard work. We'll have to see where we want to be, reassess and come back stronger. I just want to thank all our supporters. Sorry, we've let you down but thanks everyone for all the support."

Johnson: "That's something I want to cherish for the rest of my life. Yeah, it's very special. Very, very happy. We didn't expect to be 5-0 up here. I would like to thank the crowd, the families and my wife for all the support. They tried to take me out of the game but that's just part of the game (with regards to Barmy Army's taunts). I think the way we started the series, where all went to plan, we started aggressively, that's where it started to happen and we are a very happy bunch. Haddin is definitely an old man (laughs). He's comeback really well and like I said, we did really well as a team."

Mitchell Johnson is the Man of the Series for his 37 wickets.

Harris: "It has been a great turnaround. We knew we were quite close in England but to come here and win 5-0 is just amazing. I did believe that we could win this series 5-0. We did very well as a team. We are a close group, especially the bowlers. We help each other out and ensure that we execute the plans. It's up to the selectors now to pick me for the ODIs. I am happy with my performances at this moment."

Ryan Harris is the Man of the Match for his match figures of 8/61 and 35 with the bat.

Presentation time...

The Australian team go on a lap of honour waving to the crowd.

Gee! England have lost all 100 wickets this series. Take that! Such has been the dominance of the Aussies. Three down at the Tea break, England would have hoped to delay the inevitable by one day but Mitchell Johnson was right on the money in the very first over after the break. He removed Michael Carberry and Gary Ballance in the same over before Nathan Lyon reduced the visitors to 95/7 with the wickets of Jonathan Bairstow and Scott Borthwick in the very next over. Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad batted aggressively for a while but Ryan Harris came back to remove both in quick succession. The SCG was on its feet anticipating a wicket any time to complete the whitewash and Boyd Rankin didn't make them wait too long. He nicked one off Harris to skipper Michael Clarke at second slip, who fittingly hung on to a good grab, threw the ball as high as he could to lead the celebrations.

Great scenes out there. The entire Australian team get into a huddle right on the pitch. Nathan Lyon leads them into the team song standing in the centre and they jump in joy. Mitchell Johnson grabs a stump. David Warner jumps onto the back of Brad Haddin and shouts, 'you beauty, you beauty!'. The players go around the ground alongside the boundary ropes. Clarke, Haddin acknowledge the cheer from the crowd. The entire team management get down to the ground and congratulate each other. Now the England team climb down the stairs and shake hands with the Australians.

31.4

R Harris to Rankin, out Caught by Clarke!! That's it! Australia win 5-0. Only the third whitewash in Ashes history. Good length delivery outside off stump, Rankin slashes hard, gets a thick edge and Clarke holds on to a very good catch. The ball was travelling mind you, but Clarke did well to lean behind and take it with his fingers pointing up. That's a fifer for Ryano. Rankin c Clarke b R Harris 0(2)

R Harris to Rankin, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

31.3

R Harris to Rankin, no run, no Rankin, if you are going to duck underneath a short ball, please keep your eye on the ball. Could have been nasty

Boyd Rankin, left handed bat, comes to the crease

31.2

R Harris to Broad, out Bowled!! Broad's fun comes to an end. This was a fuller delivery on the stumps, Broad makes room and looks to go over the off-side but misses it completely and the ball hits the leg-stump. Australia one wicket away from a 5-0 victory. Broad b R Harris 42(36) [4s-3 6s-4]

R Harris to Broad, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

31.1

R Harris to Broad, SIX, Broad is just enjoying here, short delivery on the body, Broad swivels and pulls it over the man at fine leg, he just about clears the ropes

30.6

Lyon to Broad, 1 run, too full and on off-stump, Broad clears his front leg and swats it down to long on

30.5

Lyon to Broad, 2 runs, drops this short and outside off, Broad goes back and punches it in the air wide of extra cover for a brace

30.4

Lyon to Broad, SIX, floated around off, Broad gets down on his knees and slog sweeps it powerfully again over deep mid wicket. Lyon has to change his line here

30.3

Lyon to Broad, no run, loopy delivery on the stumps, Broad presses forward and defends it

30.2

Lyon to Broad, SIX, Lyon keeps throwing it up, Broad gets to the pitch of the ball and plays a good pick up shot over the deep mid wicket fence

30.1

Lyon to Broad, no run, flighted on off, Broad goes back and blocks

29.6

R Harris to Broad, 1 run, quick, sharp bouncer on the body, Broad gets his eyes off the ball and fends it awkwardly, the ball lobs off the shoulder of the bat just over the outstretched hands of Warner at gully

29.5

R Harris to Broad, FOUR, banged in short again around off, Broad rocks back and pulls it nicely to the deep mid wicket fence

29.4

R Harris to Broad, no run, bouncer outside off, Broad again does not make contact with the hook shot

29.3

R Harris to Broad, no run, short delivery well down leg, Broad connects with air on the pull shot

29.2

R Harris to J Anderson, 1 run, back of a length ball on the body, Anderson hangs back and nudges it past short leg to get off strike

James Anderson, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Clarke setting his field standing right next to Anderson

29.1

R Harris to Stokes, out Bowled!! One shot too many by Stokes. This was a good length ball around off, Stokes gives the charge and tries to go across the line, the ball takes the inside edge and crashes into middle and leg-stump. End of an entertaining innings from the most promising England player. Stokes b R Harris 32(16) [4s-3 6s-2]

R Harris to Stokes, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Ryan Harris [8.0-4-13-2] is back into the attack

28.6

Lyon to Broad, SIX, Broad gets into the act now, this was again well tossed up on off-stump, Broad gets down on his knees and slog sweeps it all the way into the crowd at deep mid wicket

28.5

Lyon to Broad, no run, tad short and on the stumps, Broad stays in the crease and whips it to mid wicket

28.4

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, too full and on middle, Stokes comes forward and drives it to long on

28.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up outside off, Stokes lets it go

28.2

Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, floated just outside off, Stokes chips down the track and lofts it inside out, one bounce into the deep extra cover fence. He has taken a liking to Lyon

28.1

Lyon to Broad, 1 run, flighted on middle, Broad swipes it to mid wicket for a single

27.6

Johnson to Broad, 1 run, back of a length delivery on leg-stump, Broad hops up and flicks it wide of the man at leg gully

27.5

Johnson to Broad, no run, banged in short and angling into the body, Broad gets away from the line and tries to glance it but does not get any bat on the way through to Haddin

27.4

Johnson to Broad, FOUR, width provided from a good length, Broad stays on leg-stump and slices it away square of the wicket on the off-side, that was a get out of the jail shot from Broad

27.3

Johnson to Broad, no run, short delivery on off-stump, Broad backs away from the line and lets it thud into Haddin's gloves

27.2

Johnson to Broad, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Broad is hurried into ducking under it

27.1

Johnson to Broad, no run, full and targetting the stumps, Broad stays in the crease and pushes it back down the pitch

26.6

Lyon to Stokes, no run, Lyon keeps tossing it up, Stokes blocks it towards point

26.5

Lyon to Stokes, SIX, bit too full from Lyon, Stokes clears his front foot and smacks it straight down the ground for the second six of the over.

26.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, floated on middle, Stokes presses forward and blocks

26.3

Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, again some good use of the feet, flighted on around off, Stokes comes down the track and slams it down the pitch for another four, Lyon should have stopped that

26.2

Lyon to Stokes, SIX, tosses this up on off-stump, Stokes dances down the pitch and lofts it handsomely straight over the bowler for a maximum

26.1

Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, drops it short and outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and punches it hard to the deep extra cover fence

25.6

Johnson to Broad, no run, loud shout for LBW! This was a length delivery that nips back in, Broad is rooted to the crease and is rapped high on the pads, umpire Dar is unmoved with the appeal, Australia don't take the review, it looked to have been a bit too high

25.5

Johnson to Broad, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Broad gets his bat away from the line and lets it pass

25.4

Johnson to Broad, no run, follows up with a slower one around off, Broad goes for the drive and is deceived by the lack of pace. This is some intelligent bowling from Johnson

25.3

Johnson to Broad, no run, short delivery on the body, Broad takes his eyes of the ball and is hit on the chest guard

25.2

Johnson to Broad, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Broad prefers to stay back and push it towards cover

25.1

Johnson to Stokes, 1 run, fuller and comes back in, Stokes drives it to mid-on, he goes for the single Broad was not too keen but in the end he takes it

Johnson just signals that it is going to be 5-0 to the Barmy Army

24.6

Lyon to Broad, no run, this one goes straight on, Broad presses forward and defends it back to Lyon

24.5

Lyon to Broad, no run, flighted just outside off, Broad goes for the sweep again but this time he does not connect

24.4

Lyon to Broad, FOUR, too full and on the stumps, Broad goes on his knees and sweeps it powerfully to the deep mid wicket fence

24.3

Lyon to Broad, no run, much closer to the off-stump, Broad looks to defend but the ball beats the outside edge

24.2

Lyon to Broad, no run, slows this up and gets it to turn away outside off, Broad watches it go into Haddin's gloves

24.1

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, Stokes goes for the sweep and the extra bounce takes the top edge and falls short of Johnson at backward square leg

23.6

Johnson to Broad, no run, right in the blockhole, Broad manages to dig it out to gully

23.5

Johnson to Broad, no run, slower ball yorker that goes down the leg-side, Broad looks to play it but it is too far away for him to reach it

23.4

Johnson to Broad, no run, short delivery on the body, Broad goes up on his toes and knocks it to the off-side

23.3

Johnson to Broad, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Broad hops up and fends it to the on-side

23.2

Johnson to Broad, no run, tries to go for a inswinging yorker, but does not get the line right as it goes well down leg, Broad lets it go and a good take from Haddin

23.1

Johnson to Stokes, 1 run, on a length around around off, Stokes pushes hard and gets it off the outside half of the bat to extra cover

Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease

22.6

Lyon to Borthwick, out Caught by Clarke!! A super catch from Clarke gets Lyon his second in the over. Another well flighted delivery on the stumps, Borthwick was shaping to play it on the leg-side, the ball turns to take the outside edge and goes low to the left of Clarke who dives and takes a brilliant one-handed catch. The game has changed in a matter of 11 balls. Borthwick c Clarke b Lyon 4(2) [4s-1]

Lyon to Borthwick, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

22.5

Lyon to Borthwick, FOUR, flatter and outside off, Borthwick goes back and punches it beautifully past extra cover, the timing takes it to the fence

Scott Borthwick, left handed bat, comes to the crease

22.4

Lyon to Bairstow, out Caught by Bailey!! Lyon gets into the act now. This well tossed up delivery on the stumps, Bairstow prods forward to defend, the ball takes the inside edge and goes off the pads to Bailey at short leg who takes a good reflex catch. Australia well on course for a pinkwash. Bairstow c Bailey b Lyon 0(3)

Lyon to Bairstow, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

22.3

Lyon to Bairstow, no run, floated on leg-stump, Bairstow pulls out of the shot and the ball lobs off the pads to leg slip

22.2

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, flighted outside off, Stokes goes for the pull and has to wait as the ball does not arrive, he does well to adjust and nudge it with a flat bat to deep mid wicket

22.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, slower and around off, Stokes has time to go back and block it

21.6

Johnson to Bairstow, no run, banged in short on the body, Bairstow gets inside the line and tucks it in the air, the ball falls just short of the man at leg gully. End of an eventful first over after tea

Jonathan Bairstow, right handed bat, comes to the crease

21.5

Johnson to Ballance, out Lbw!! Ballance will feel undone here. This was on a good length and on the stumps, the ball kept a bit low, Ballance stays rooted to the crease and is hit below the knee roll. That looked dead as it struck him. An easy decision for umpire Dar. He didn't even bother to ask his partner whether he should refer it. Ballance lbw b Johnson 7(27) [4s-1]

Johnson to Ballance, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Ballance is out LBW. He does not review.

21.4

Johnson to Ballance, no run, length delivery on leg-stump again, Ballance hangs back and gets it off the pads to short leg

21.3

Johnson to Stokes, 3 runs, tad short and on leg-stump, Stokes stays in the crease and clips it past a diving Smith at mid wicket

Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease

21.2

Johnson to Carberry, out Caught by Haddin!! What was he thinking playing such a shot? This was short and well outside off, Carberry went for the cut away from the body and he only manages a nick through to Haddin who accepts it gleefully. Carberry throws away another start in the series. Looks like the end will be sooner than we thought. Carberry c Haddin b Johnson 43(63) [4s-8]

Johnson to Carberry, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

21.1

Johnson to Carberry, no run, short of length delivery on off, Carberry goes back and blocks

Mitch to resume...

Welcome back for the final session of the day. Australia will try and wrap it up today. Will England delay the inevitable? Here we go to find that out....

Carberry though overcame a scratchy start to add some respectability to the English score. When the ball was in his zone to be hit, he cashed in this afternoon instead of flittering it away. The other young turk Ballance was all at sea against Nathan Lyon. Can England bat out the final session? Join us at 15:30 Local Time to find out

In an attempt to step on the gas, the Aussies lost a flurry of late wickets. Australia were bowled out after the lunch break, the pacers, hunting in a pack, reduced England to 87-3. England's senior batsmen, Cook and KP failed yet again and now find their heads on the chopping block. Ian Bell too fell to an avoidable shot, late cutting a widish delivery to gully.

Ladies and gentlemen, that is Tea on the pink day at the SCG.

20.6

Lyon to Ballance, no run, quicker and turning past the lackadaisical prod of Ballance into the keeper's gloves

20.5

Lyon to Ballance, no run, slower through the air on off, Ballance reaches out and drops it in front of silly-point

20.4

Lyon to Ballance, FOUR, pitched up and close to off, Ballance gets forward and drives it beautifully, the timing and placement carries it to the deep extra cover fence

20.3

Lyon to Ballance, no run, 89.9 kph, quicker and outside off, Ballance defends it back to the bowler off the back foot

20.2

Lyon to Ballance, no run, flighted delivery on off, Ballance lunges forward and smothers it

20.1

Lyon to Carberry, 1 run, fuller on middle and leg, eased to long on

19.6

Johnson to Ballance, no run, pacy back of a length ball on off, Ballance defends it back to the bowler

19.5

Johnson to Ballance, no run, slightly back of a length and just outside off, pushed to cover, who makes a diving stop to prevent any runs

19.4

Johnson to Ballance, no run, banged in short and down leg, prompting Ballance to take evasive action

19.3

Johnson to Ballance, leg byes, 2 runs, back of a length and sliding down leg, Ballance misses the glance, the ball brushes the thigh pad and travels to fine leg

19.2

Johnson to Carberry, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, worked away through square leg

19.2

Johnson to Carberry, no ball, FOUR, Johnson ventures short and outside off, Carberry is late on the cut as he is beaten for pace, the result is an outside edge that evades slip and rolls to third man. To make matters worse, the umpire calls out Mitch for overstepping

19.1

Johnson to Carberry, FOUR, top shot! This was speared full and on off, Carberry presses forward and drives it powerfully to the long off fence

Mitchell Johnson [4.0-1-20-1] is back into the attack

18.6

Lyon to Ballance, no run, a pearler from Lyon! This was a touch quicker and spinning past the outside edge of Balance. Lyon is literally turning it on at the SCG

18.5

Lyon to Ballance, 2 runs, tossed up and turning away outside off, Ballance reaches out and seeks to drive, edges it past slip to third man

18.4

Lyon to Ballance, no run, slower through the air on middle, blocked to short leg

18.3

Lyon to Ballance, no run, on a length and quicker outside off, Ballance goes on the backfoot and defends it to the off-side

18.2

Lyon to Ballance, no run, dug in outside off, Ballance cuts it meekly to point

18.1

Lyon to Ballance, no run, beaten! Lyon gets this to rip past the prod of Ballance

17.6

R Harris to Carberry, no run, slightly back of a length ball angled in on off, Carbs streakily defends it back to the bowler without much feet movement

17.5

R Harris to Carberry, 2 runs, on a length and outside off, Carberry takes advantage of the width on offer as he drives it wide of cover for a brace

17.4

R Harris to Carberry, no run, back of a length ball angled in from round the wicket, Carberry goes on the back foot and dabs it in front of cover

17.3

R Harris to Carberry, 2 runs, drifting on the pads, Carberry stays in the crease and clips it through square leg

17.2

R Harris to Carberry, no run, good length ball angled across, left well alone

17.1

R Harris to Ballance, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the hips, turned to backward square leg for an easy single

16.6

Lyon to Carberry, FOUR, long hop outside off, swift and smart footwork from Carbs as he goes deep in the crease and crashes the cut to the deep extra cover fence. That should give him some confidence

16.5

Lyon to Carberry, no run, quicker and on off, Carberry defends it just wide of slip

16.4

Lyon to Carberry, no run, sustains the spin across Carberry, who plays inside the line before ignoring it

16.3

Lyon to Carberry, no run, turning across the left-hander, who lifts his bat and lets it go

16.2

Lyon to Carberry, no run, fullish and outside off, Carberry drives it well but cannot beat cover-point

R Harris to Ballance, no run, an enthusiastic appeal for leg before. Ballance is in trouble. Australia decline the challenge for a review. This was a length ball tailing in sharply to cannon onto the pads in front of off, Ballance misses the defence. The tracker shows the ball would have traveled over the off-stump

15.3

R Harris to Ballance, no run, good length delivery just a shade outside off, Ballance steers it square on the off-side

15.2

R Harris to Ballance, no run, good length ball on off, Ballance bunts it to the fielder at cover, who orchestrates a diving stop

15.1

R Harris to Ballance, no run, length ball on the stumps, safely blocked

14.6

Lyon to Carberry, no run, spinning across the left-hander with soem extra bounce as well, Carbs ignores it

14.5

Lyon to Carberry, 2 runs, Carberry skips down the track and mistimes the lofted shot over cover for a couple

14.4

Lyon to Carberry, no run, marginally short and just outside off, cut to cover

14.3

Lyon to Carberry, no run, outside off again, Carberry jerks his bat inside the line and lets it pass

14.2

Lyon to Carberry, no run, spinning away well outside off, left alone

14.1

Lyon to Carberry, no run, turn and extravagant bounce outside off, Carbs plays inside the line before pulling his bat in, DRS proves that there was no edge and Carberry is ready to resume his vigil

An animated appeal for caught behind. Erasmus says no. Haddin jumped for joy after gobbling that up. Clarke and Haddin have a discussion before the former goes for a belated review. There is nothing on Hot Spot, no signs of a nick either. Carbs lives on

Nathan Lyon, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

13.6

R Harris to Ballance, no run, Ballance looks to drive, the inside edge squirts to the leg-side

13.5

R Harris to Ballance, no run, similar length and on off, pushed to mid-on

13.4

R Harris to Ballance, no run, pitched up on off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-on

Gary Ballance, left handed bat, comes to the crease

13.3

R Harris to Pietersen, out Caught by Bailey!! What a corker of a catch from Bailey under the helmet. England are 3 down as their star batsman Kevin Pietersen wanders back to the dressing room, engulfed by shame. This was a slightly back of length ball nipping back in, KP looks to negotiate it with a defence, the ball loops off a thick inside edge over the head of Bailey, who back-pedals a step or two, plucks it with his right hand. Pietersen c Bailey b R Harris 6(10)

R Harris to Pietersen, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

13.2

R Harris to Pietersen, no run, very full and on off, Pietersen squeezes it out to mid-on

13.1

R Harris to Pietersen, no run, good length delivery on off, Pietersen lunges forward and drives it square on the off-side

12.6

Siddle to Carberry, FOUR, much better from Carbs. This was pitched up and outside off, Carberry brings out a gorgeous drive that races past a diving mid-off to the fence

12.5

Siddle to Carberry, 2 runs, back of a length and on middle, Carberry camps in the crease and works it behind square on the on-side

12.4

Siddle to Carberry, no run, Siddle continues to probe away outside off, Carbs hangs his bat out and gets beaten again

12.3

Siddle to Carberry, no run, on a length and just outside off, dabbed down towards gully

12.2

Siddle to Carberry, no run, outside edge but safe. This was good length delivery in the corridor, Carberry pokes, the outside edge is grazed but falls short of 2nd slip

12.1

Siddle to Pietersen, 3 runs, Siddle errs too full and straight, Pietersen leans and flicks it past the lone mid-wicket fielder for three

11.6

R Harris to Carberry, no run, Carbs' bat is demolished. What is happening there at the SCG? This was a back of a length delivery on middle, Carberry defends it back to the bowler and watches his bat getting split into half. Bailey under the hemlet at bat-pad has a hearty laugh

11.5

R Harris to Carberry, no run, on a length and on off, Carberry gets forward and mistimes the drive to the man at mid-on, who throws himself on the field and prevents a single

11.4

R Harris to Carberry, no run, streaky from Carbs. This was also pitched up and outside off, Carbs tries a flashy drive in vain as the ball zips past the outside edge

11.3

R Harris to Pietersen, 3 runs, similar length but wider this time, Pietersen reaches for it and drives it through the gap, wide of cover to pick up three runs

11.2

R Harris to Pietersen, no run, No no is the loud cry from Pietersen as he drives this full ball on off straight to the fielder at mid-off

11.1

R Harris to Pietersen, no run, pitched up and nipping away outside off, Pietersen ignores it as the ball scuttles through to Haddin

After racking up a massive lead, the much feared Mitchell Johnson struck early to have a tentative Cook caught behind. Moments later, Bell, trying to bisect the tiny gap between slip and gully, late cut a Harris ball straight to Warner, stationed at gully. Where is the fight England? A 5-0 whitewash beckons.

10.6

Siddle to Carberry, no run, slightly back of a length and outside off, Carberry drags his bat inside the line in his own inimitable way and lets it pass to the keeper to usher Drinks

10.5

Siddle to Carberry, FOUR, in the air but wide of to extra cover. This was a fuller length delivery on off, Carberry drives it uppishly and earns a boundary

10.4

Siddle to Carberry, no run, back of a length again and on middle this time, Carberry goes on the back foot and defends it down the pitch

10.3

Siddle to Carberry, no run, back of a length and on off, Carberry attempts another drive but the inside edge trickles to the leg-side

10.2

Siddle to Carberry, FOUR, slightly back of a length and outside off, Carberry drives it behind point, he imparted enough impetus to get it to the fence. Warner hustles back and dives but in vain

10.1

Siddle to Carberry, no run, length ball in the corridor, Carberry shoulders arms

9.6

R Harris to Pietersen, no run, teasing length outside off, KP is in two minds whether to play or bail out. He is too late to withdraw his bat, the ball trickles off the edge just wide of third slip, who puts up a diving stop to prevent runs

9.5

R Harris to Pietersen, no run, 141.1 kph back of a length and outside off with some away movement, left alone

9.4

R Harris to Pietersen, no run, slightly back of a length and on off, Pietersen defends it calmly

Kevin Pietersen, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.3

R Harris to Bell, out Caught by Warner!! Ryano strikes in the first over of his new spell. In a matter of few months, Bell, who has the hero of the previous Ashes, has turned zero. This was on a length and outside off, Bell late cuts it uppishly to gully, where Warner completes a razor-sharp grab. The Aussies are cock-a-hoop. Bell c Warner b R Harris 16(19) [4s-1 6s-1]

R Harris to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

9.2

R Harris to Bell, no run, length ball just a shade outside off, Bell pats it to cover sans much feet movement

9.1

R Harris to Bell, no run, good length ball with a smidge of away swing just outside off, cautiously defended by Bell

Ryan Harris [3.0-1-5-0] is back into the attack

Ryan Harris replaces Mitch..

8.6

Siddle to Carberry, no run, tight delivery delivery homing in on off, Carberry acknowledges it with a forward block

8.5

Siddle to Carberry, no run, 134.9 short and well outside off, Carbs offers no stroke

8.4

Siddle to Carberry, no run, back of a length and tailing in this time, Carbs misses the defence and cops a mild blow on his waist

8.3

Siddle to Carberry, no run, pitched up and swerving away outside off, Carbs lets it pass to the keeper

8.2

Siddle to Carberry, no run, calmly shoulders arms to this one outside off

8.1

Siddle to Carberry, no run, meanwhile Carberry continues to be fidgety, pokes at one outside off, which is rising, is beaten

7.6

Johnson to Bell, SIX, What a shot! The slash over third man who was there for the catch. Intentionally hit by Bell who went over Lyon's head, who was back-pedalling to take the catch. Short from Johnson and Bell latched on. Positive stroke from England's No. 3

7.5

Johnson to Bell, no run, gets forward and defends to cover, looks for the quick single, not there

7.4

Johnson to Bell, no run, shoulders arms to one that is outside off

7.3

Johnson to Bell, FOUR, fine cut shot. Bell riding the bounce and chopping past point, was on the hop as he played it

7.2

Johnson to Bell, no run, fuller and angled across, left alone

7.1

Johnson to Bell, 2 runs, on off stump, dabbed with an open face past point for a couple of runs

6.6

Siddle to Carberry, no run, did Carberry play at that? Looked like it as he played inside the line to one outside off. Good probing bowling from Siddle who is persisting with the outside off line

6.5

Siddle to Carberry, no run, good length on the stumps, defended forward

6.4

Siddle to Carberry, no run, great take by Haddin, diving to his right as Siddle went down leg

6.3

Siddle to Carberry, no run, beaten! Carberry pushed forward to defend and the ball held it's line to miss the edge

6.2

Siddle to Carberry, FOUR, short outside off, Carberry rocks back and cuts hard, finds the gap and the ball goes away to the fence. Nice stroke that

6.1

Siddle to Bell, 3 runs, short and outside off, Bell rocks back and goes over cover, was in the air, but intentionally played

Peter Siddle, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

5.6

Johnson to Carberry, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone

5.5

Johnson to Carberry, no run, short and down leg, Carberry gets inside the line and lets it go

5.4

Johnson to Carberry, no run, short outside off, left alone

5.3

Johnson to Bell, 1 run, full and on off, pushed wide of cover, takes the single

Johnson to Cook, out Caught by Haddin!! Mitchell Johnson strikes early. Cook is gone cheaply again, he looks utterly broken. Must admit that poke was as loose as a goose. This was slightly back of a length and in the channel of uncertainty, Cook hangs his bat out and looks to withdraw it belatedly but it's all too late as the outside edge is grazed and Haddin makes no mistake. Mitch, who is pumped up is mobbed by his team-mates. Cook c Haddin b Johnson 7(12) [4s-1]

Johnson to Cook, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

1.5

Johnson to Cook, 2 runs, back of a length and just outside off, Cook stands tall and punches it through covers for a couple

1.4

Johnson to Cook, no run, Mitch shortens his length slightly outside off, Cook shoulders arms for the third straight time

1.3

Johnson to Cook, no run, keeps it full and holding its line outside off, another one left well alone

1.2

Johnson to Cook, no run, fullish teaser just outside off with some away nibble as well, Cook lets it pass to the keeper

1.1

Johnson to Cook, FOUR, short and outside off-stump, Cook does not flinch as he rocks back and nails the pull to the deep square leg fence

R Harris to Cook, no run, short of a length and swinging down the leg side, Cook misses the flick

Cook and Carberry are at the crease. Cook is on strike. R Harris will open the attack

England need to chase a record 448 at the SCG to avoid a pinkwash.

61.3

Rankin to Siddle, out Caught by Bairstow!! Short of a length and outside off again, Siddle hooks, feathers it to the keeper. Bairstow jumps up and snaffles it. So, Siddle becomes Rankin's maiden victim in Tests. End of the Aussie innings as well. Siddle c Bairstow b Rankin 4(6)

Rankin to Siddle, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

61.2

Rankin to Siddle, no run, length outside off, Siddle goes for a across the line hoick but makes a hash of it as he connects only with thin air

61.1

Rankin to Lyon, leg byes, 1 run, length ball on off, fiddled just wide of the man at short-leg, via the pad

60.6

Borthwick to Lyon, 1 run, dug in marginally short and just outside off, Lyon rocks back and cuts it to the man at sweeper cover

60.5

Borthwick to Lyon, no run, spinning across, goes for a sweep and misses

60.4

Borthwick to Siddle, 1 run, skips down the track, whacked to sweeper cover after taking it on the full again

60.3

Borthwick to Lyon, 1 run, takes it on the full and sweeps it to backward square leg

60.2

Borthwick to Lyon, 2 runs, tossed up on off, leading edge that balloons over wide mid-off

60.1

Borthwick to Siddle, 1 run, shortish and outside off, rocks back and cuts it to sweeper cover

59.6

Rankin to Lyon, no run, full and outside off, a play and a miss

59.5

Rankin to Lyon, no run, shortish again, ignored

59.4

Rankin to Lyon, 2 runs, short and well outside off, Lyon backs away and carves it over sweeper cover

59.3

Rankin to Lyon, no run, back of a length on the stumps, defended back to the bowler

59.2

Rankin to Lyon, no run, he was very late on the defence, looked to leave the short of a length initially but decides to play at the last moment and manages to keep it out

59.1

Rankin to Siddle, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, Siddle awkwardly manages to help it to long leg

Nathan Lyon, right handed bat, comes to the crease

58.6

Borthwick to R Harris, out Caught by Carberry!! Double strike for England. Tossed up on off, Harris goes hard for a slog sweep, he does not get requisite timing behind it, Carberry at deep mid-wicket snaps it up, coming forward and diving to his left. The Barmy army decked up in pink celebrate. Now why did Cook introduce KP ahead of this Durham guy? R Harris c Carberry b Borthwick 13(10) [4s-1 6s-1]

Borthwick to R Harris, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

58.5

Borthwick to R Harris, SIX, in the air, the fielder makes good ground at deep mid-wicket and takes it, but he's gone over the ropes. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Harris slogs across the line, he didn't get it from the middle of the bat, Carberry takes it inches ahead of the ropes but with the momentum on the dive, he goes over the fence.

58.4

Borthwick to R Harris, FOUR, flighted delivery outside off stump, Harris hangs back and slaps it powerfully in front of square on the off-side. The ball races away through cover-point

58.3

Borthwick to Siddle, 1 run, gets an inside edge as he pushes hard, the ball rolls to backward square leg

58.2

Borthwick to Chris Rogers, OUT Caught&Bowled!! leading edge and taken! Scott Borthwick grabs another sharp catch, this time off his own bowling. Buck walks back to a rousing reception. This was tossed up and spinning in, Rogers tries to force it on to the leg-side, closes the face of the bat palpably early, the leading edge loops back to the bowler, just when it appears to die down, Borthwick dives forward to his left and plucks it out.

Borthwick to Chris Rogers, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

58.1

Borthwick to Chris Rogers, no run, floated up outside off stump, pushed to cover

57.6

Rankin to R Harris, no run, slightly back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Harris backs away and attempts a wild slog, he fails miserably as he does not get any bat onto that

57.5

Rankin to R Harris, 2 runs, length again and just outside off, Harris gets under that and launches it over mid-off for a couple

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, another one ill-directed down leg, Rogers goes for it again but makes no contact

57.2

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, length ball sliding down leg, Rogers waves at it and misses

57.1

Rankin to Chris Rogers, FOUR, gentle loose half volley outside off, Rogers leans into the drive and caresses it through the covers, expert placement as well

Welcome back for the post-lunch session on Day 3.

Described as a 'nudger' before the start of the series by his flamboyant opening partner, Chris Buck Rogers has performed consistenly and with brisk bouts of aggression to form the backbone of the Aussie batting. He got to a 143-ball ton, his second in as many games to extend Australia's lead past the 400 mark. Haddin and Mitch departed just before lunch but that hardly dimmed Australia's dominance. Well, I am afraid there is not much to say about England. They will be red-faced on this pink day. The question though on everybody's mind is, when will Clarke bring the curtains down on the Aussie innings?

It will be interesting to see when Michael Clarke decides to declare. To know when he does, you have to join us for the post-lunch session which will happen in a while. Don't go too far. We will be back shortly.

Rogers walks back, raising his bat to all corners of the SCG. A good reception back from the crowd, the majority who are all decked in pink today. A pleasing hundred from the veteran as he continues to chip away at the runs. Useful knocks from Bailey and Haddin too as Australia have taken the lead over 400. Still no signs of a declaration from Clarke. England tried whatever they could in that session, but it was always going to be one-way traffic.

56.6

Borthwick to Chris Rogers, 1 run, gets forward and flicks to backward square leg, takes the single and that will be lunch as well

56.5

Borthwick to Chris Rogers, no run, well bowled! Nearly raps Chris Rogers on the pad, in front of middle, Rogers is squared up a tad and manages to bring his bat down in defence, at the right time. That one skidded on straight, so good bowling

56.4

Borthwick to R Harris, 1 run, driven wide of a diving cover, mid-off is there to tidy up

56.3

Borthwick to R Harris, no run, fullish and on the stumps, driven back to Borthwick

56.2

Borthwick to R Harris, no run, goes on the back foot and gets it wide of short leg

56.1

Borthwick to Chris Rogers, 1 run, full-bunger, driven to long-on, a single taken

Should be the last over before lunch

55.6

Stokes to R Harris, no run, is right in behind this

55.6

Stokes to R Harris, wide, too short and down leg, wide called

55.5

Stokes to R Harris, no run, short and outside off, Harris ducks and lets it go

Ryan Harris, right handed bat, comes to the crease

55.4

Stokes to Johnson, out Bowled!! Tries to be too cute and is bowled this time. Shuffles across to off - a pre-meditated stroke that - and misses the clip to leg as the ball hits off and middle. Stokes has a few nice words to say to Johnson as he walks off - I'm not sure you'd want to do that, to a man who has been destroyer-in-chief in this series. They check for the no-ball, it's close, but Stokes had some part of his boot behind the line. Johnson b Stokes 4(3) [4s-1]

Stokes to Johnson, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

55.3

Stokes to Johnson, FOUR, bang! Makes room and bludgeons this ball on middle stump, wide of cover. Really belted that

55.2

Stokes to Chris Rogers, 1 run, nudged to midwicket, a quick single taken

55.1

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, nearly chopped on as Chris Rogers tries to dab to gully, the ball trickles to the off-side

54.6

Borthwick to Johnson, no run, goes on the back foot and punches it to mid-off

Mitchell Johnson, left handed bat, comes to the crease

So Haddin ends with 493 runs for the series. A terrific effort and the game-changer for Australia. My Man of the Series, over Johnson. Haddin also has made a 50 in each of the first innings in this series and rescued his side from numerous dodgy positions. Certainly worthy of the MoS award.

54.5

Borthwick to Haddin, out Bowled!! Borthwick gets Haddin. A high loopy full toss, dipped on Haddin who was aiming for a big mow to leg, gets a bottom edge that trickles back onto the stumps. Borthwick has a smile and is congratulated by Cook. Haddin b Borthwick 28(40) [4s-3]

Borthwick to Haddin, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

54.4

Borthwick to Haddin, FOUR, short and outside off, pulled wide of mid-on, attacking instincts from Haddin there

54.3

Borthwick to Haddin, no run, goes on the back foot and defends

54.2

Borthwick to Haddin, no run, tries to cut, but bottom-edges it to point

Stokes to Haddin, FOUR, fine shot! Backs away and flat-bats a pull over mid-on, nearly went all the way, one bounce over the ropes and that brings up Haddin's 3000 Test runs. Shane Warne on air, with a chuckle quips: 'Welcome to the club, Hadds.'

53.4

Stokes to Chris Rogers, 1 run, dabbed wide of backward point, a quick single taken. Stokes was down after bowling that, but no real alarms as he is up immediately

53.3

Stokes to Haddin, 1 run, the lead is 400 now and Michael Clarke claps from the dressing room. A single to backward square leg

53.2

Stokes to Haddin, no run, tries to repeat the stroke, but Stokes cramped him for room, in the end, flat-batted to mid-off

53.1

Stokes to Haddin, FOUR, good shot. Backs away to leg and then slashes it over point

52.6

Rankin to Haddin, 1 run, defended near the square leg area and a single taken

Michael Clarke is still in his training gear as is Steven Smith - which suggests, no signs of a declaration coming soon

52.5

Rankin to Haddin, no run, Rankin goes full and wide outside off, left alone

52.4

Rankin to Haddin, no run, shuffles across and defends well

52.3

Rankin to Haddin, no run, back of a length outside off, defended to cover and a loud shout of 'no no' from Haddin to Chris Rogers

Rankin to Haddin, no run, short outside off, Haddin tries to play the ramp and gets a bottom edge that rolls to the keeper

48.5

Rankin to Haddin, 2 runs, Rankin follows Haddin as he was making room, tucked to deep square leg and a couple taken

48.4

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, nudged in front of mid-on for a quick single

48.3

Rankin to Haddin, 1 run, the intent is there from Haddin, back in the crease and looks to go over mid-on, tried to hit that too hard, mistimed it towards deep midwicket

48.2

Rankin to Haddin, no run, now goes deep in his crease and flat-bats it to mid-on, straight to the fielder

48.1

Rankin to Haddin, 2 runs, Haddin is looking to play his strokes, takes on the short ball and pulls over mid-on, not so well-timed, but a couple of runs taken

47.6

Broad to Haddin, 1 run, short on the stumps, pulled to fine leg for a single

47.5

Broad to Haddin, 2 runs, Haddin has had enough of the short stuff, backs away and mistimes the flat-batted pull, gets it past Broad and down to long-on. Two taken

47.4

Broad to Haddin, no run, short of length and rising, Haddin hops on the back foot and defends it

47.4

Broad to Haddin, wide, short and too short for Erasmus' liking, wide called as Haddin ducks. Broad unsurprisingly doesn't like that call

47.3

Broad to Haddin, no run, pitched up outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

47.2

Broad to Chris Rogers, 1 run, now nudges it to short midwicket, takes the single on offer

47.1

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, angled in from round the wicket, turned softly to the on-side

46.6

Rankin to Haddin, 2 runs, turned off the hips to deep square leg, well placed and an easy couple it is

46.5

Rankin to Haddin, no run, good bowling - attacking the stumps is Rankin, Haddin defends to mid-on

46.4

Rankin to Haddin, no run, that one kept low, but Haddin adjusts and defends

46.3

Rankin to Haddin, no run, back of a length outside off, rising too, Haddin defends to point

46.2

Rankin to Haddin, no run, short of length on off, solidly defended off the back foot

46.1

Rankin to Haddin, no run, short and outside off, Haddin plays a half-hearted pull and misses

Boyd Rankin [6.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

45.6

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, flicked well, but a tumbling stop at square leg prevents any runs

45.5

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, good yorker, swerved back in and Chris Rogers was good enough to keep it out, digging it out to the off-side

Brad Haddin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

45.4

Broad to Bailey, out Caught by Borthwick!! Bailey has thrown it away. Takes on the short delivery outside off and finds deep square leg. A good catch from the Durham man, going to his right and then tumbling to take it. The trap was set, and Bailey fell for it. He was playing for his Test place and that was an unwarranted stroke, especially with the fielder in the deep for that shot. Bailey c Borthwick b Broad 46(74) [4s-6]

Broad to Bailey, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

45.3

Broad to Bailey, FOUR, half volley outside off and Bailey has laced it wide of a diving KP at mid-off, superb timing and the ball just had too much for the fielder. Quietly he has moved to 46

A nice moment: Broad just tapped Rogers, congratulating him for his hundred. Coming back to Rogers' hundred celebration, he pumped his fist and screamed for joy as soon as he hit the stroke that brought him his hundred.

45.2

Broad to Bailey, no run, pitched up on off, Bailey gets forward to defend to cover

45.1

Broad to Bailey, no run, short and down leg, Bailey lets it go

Drinks are on the field now

44.6

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, FOUR, Chris Rogers gets there! Short and wide outside off, cut away past point. Back to back hundreds in this Ashes for him - 3rd overall and all those hundreds have been against England. A bit of a subdued celebration as he just removes the helmet to acknowledge the cheers. Has a smile and a chat to Bailey. The Aussies are up in the dressing room to appreciate the effort. Fine knock from the veteran.

44.5

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, no run, floaty delivery on the stumps, tries to nudge on the on-side, but pats it back to Pietersen

44.4

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, no run, dabbed to point, still on 99

Pietersen has a chat to Cook, delays things - boos from the SCG crowd

44.3

Pietersen to Bailey, 1 run, uses his feet and nudges it to backward square leg

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, 1 run, Chris Rogers wanted two, but the fielder from backward square leg did well, flicked it to Rankin, took the first, then took a few steps, turning around for the 2nd, but sensibly decides to settle for one. On 99

43.6

Broad to Bailey, no run, inswinger from Broad, has Bailey in a bit of trouble, raps him high on the pad, must have been an inside edge onto the pads as well, for the England team didn't appeal, nor did they think about a review

43.5

Broad to Bailey, no run, extra bounce from a short of length area, Bailey hops and defends to point, off the back foot, played it well

43.4

Broad to Chris Rogers, 3 runs, short down leg, Chris Rogers looks to pull, doesn't time it well - off the glove and down to fine leg, big Boyd Rankin runs around and stops it with his boot, they come back for a well-run three

43.3

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, yorker length delivery on off, square driven to point

43.2

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Chris Rogers gets right behind the line to defend

43.1

Broad to Bailey, leg byes, 1 run, nips back in, sliding down leg, Bailey shuffles across to clip and misses, they take a leg-bye

42.6

Pietersen to Bailey, 1 run, uses his feet and drives to long-on

42.5

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, 1 run, softly dabs this wide of cover and takes the quick single

42.4

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, defended back to Pietersen

42.3

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, no run, well outside off and turning away, left alone

42.2

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, no run, well tossed up on off, defended to cover

42.1

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, no run, gets forward and defends with an open face to point

41.6

Broad to Bailey, no run, good short delivery, following Bailey, who does well to sway out of the way again

41.5

Broad to Bailey, no run, short outside off, Bailey sways out of the way, lets it go

41.4

Broad to Chris Rogers, 1 run, Chris Rogers looks to flick a leg stump delivery and gets an inside edge onto the pads, it rolls to cover and they take a quick single

41.3

Broad to Bailey, 3 runs, nice stroke and good fielding by Borthwick running around at deep midwicket, flicked firmly by Bailey and the dive by the Durham man saves a run. Did well there, the young man

41.2

Broad to Bailey, no run, nip-backer from Broad, Bailey is caught on the crease, misses the defensive stroke, is hit outside off, so no big appeal from the English. A bit of a yes-no situation between the batsmen, but they stay at their respective ends

41.1

Broad to Bailey, no run, fullish around off, Bailey gets forward to defend

Stuart Broad [9.0-1-37-1] is back into the attack

40.6

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, no run, floaty outside off, square driven to point

A second slip has been added now after the last shot

40.5

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, FOUR, fine late cut. Chris Rogers went back and played it really late, managed to get it past point and the quick outfield does the rest. Moves into the nineties now - a second hundred on the trot there for the taking

40.4

Pietersen to Chris Rogers, 2 runs, a late dab past point and that will be a couple of runs, moves off 87

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, gets forward and punches an on-drive to mid-on

37.1

J Anderson to Bailey, leg byes, 1 run, Bailey shuffled across too much, missed the tuck to leg, off the pad and they take a leg-bye

36.6

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, banged in short now, Chris Rogers drops his gloves and sways out of the line of that delivery

36.5

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, rubbish ball again - but Chris Rogers picks out gully with the cut shot

36.4

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, pulls his bat inside the line and then lets one go outside off

36.3

Stokes to Chris Rogers, FOUR, fabulous shot! Gets forward and laces the on-drive on the up past Bailey. A flourishing punch and the ball raced away. High elbow and all that jazz - one for the photographers

36.2

Stokes to Chris Rogers, FOUR, short and wide outside off, bounced too, but Chris Rogers cut it past a diving gully. Can't bowl there to him - too strong in that area

36.1

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, full outside off, driven to Stokes, who gets a hand and deflects it to mid-off

J Anderson to Bailey, FOUR, now Anderson induces an outside edge, but it splits the slip cordon and the gully, all along the ground though as Bailey prodded forward to defend. No third man and it races away

J Anderson to Bailey, no run, Anderson is too short, allowing Bailey to block off the back foot

35.2

J Anderson to Bailey, no run, a bit of extra bounce there, but Bailey does well to hop back and defend off the back foot with soft hands

35.1

J Anderson to Bailey, no run, back of a length outside off, Bailey defends off the back foot to cover

34.6

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length outside off, cut away, but finds gully this time

34.5

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, nicely driven, but stopped by a sliding Joe Root at cover

34.4

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, punched to cover, very cautious looking stroke

Stokes is coming from round the wicket now

34.3

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, softly tapped to mid-off to a full delivery on off

34.2

Stokes to Bailey, 1 run, driven wide of mid-off, takes the single on offer

34.1

Stokes to Bailey, no run, superb start by Stokes, beats Bailey outside off with one that is angled in, and then straightens, very close to the edge too. Bailey lucky there - for there was no footwork at all

Ben Stokes [5.0-0-36-1] is back into the attack

33.6

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, goes deep back in his crease and defends to point with an open face

33.5

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, full and on the stumps, on-driven straight to the fielder at mid-on, nice shot for no runs

33.4

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, loud appeal for lbw, but that was sliding down leg, with the angle. Erasmus seems to have got it right, England don't even think about a review. Eagle Eye shows it missing leg and it also was going over the stumps

33.3

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, turned to midwicket now

33.2

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, a good leave as the ball came back in, Chris Rogers shoulders arms and leaves, covering his off stump

33.1

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, beauty from Anderson. Angles in and then holds it's line around off, Chris Rogers has to play at it and then watches it go past the outside edge. Acknowledges the delivery by nodding at the bowler

32.6

Broad to Bailey, no run, pitched up and moving away outside off, left alone

32.6

Broad to Bailey, no ball, FOUR, now nicely flicked away to the deep midwicket fence, too full from Broad again - drifting onto the pads, flicked away past square leg. Broad oversteps again - that makes it worse

32.5

Broad to Bailey, no run, now shoulders arms to one that is coming back in slightly, but not enough to hit off

32.4

Broad to Bailey, FOUR, nice off-drive from Bailey. Got forward and let the ball come onto him, then drove it past mid-off. Too full from Broad and he got punished

32.3

Broad to Bailey, no run, pitched up on off, Bailey gets forward and pushes it back to Broad

32.2

Broad to Bailey, no run, pitched up outside off, Bailey doesn't chase it

32.1

Broad to Bailey, no run, short of length on the stumps, Bailey hops back and defends to the on-side

Broad is back on the field, with changed footwear and is ready to bowl again

31.6

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to the off-side, a maiden to start off from Anderson

31.5

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, pitched up outside off, inducing Chris Rogers into the drive, he finds point

31.4

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, angled in on off, Chris Rogers gets forward to defend it softly back to Anderson

31.3

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, softly nudged to the on-side

Stuart Broad is off the field, he is getting his footwear sorted

31.2

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length outside off, punched off the back foot to point

31.1

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, good length outside off, from round the wicket is J Anderson, left alone

30.6

Broad to Bailey, no run, back of a length outside off, Bailey looks to defend off the back foot and gets a thick outside edge to point

30.5

Broad to Bailey, no run, fullish and on off, Bailey nervously clips it to the on-side

30.4

Broad to Bailey, no run, short of length on off, Bailey shuffles across and defends

30.3

Broad to Chris Rogers, 1 run, nudged off the pads wide of square leg for his first runs of the day

Nice to see even the Barmy Army come decked in pink

30.2

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, tucked off the pads to square leg

30.1

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length outside off, Chris Rogers is an awkward position, tries to cut away from the body, mistimes it completely to the off-side

30.1

Broad to Chris Rogers, no ball, Broad starts off with a no-ball, pushed back to him by Chris Rogers

We are all ready for play to start on day 3. The openers walk out on a pink carpet. Everything is in pink today. A special day. Broad to start off proceedings. Rogers on strike. Here we go.

That's a wrap of the newspaper section. Syndey is buried in an sea of pink for today is Jane McGrath's day. In remembrance of Jane McGrath, all Channel 9 commentators are expected to wear pink blazers. Meanwhile, Mitch Johnson tweeted a picture of him sporting a pink moustache yesterday night.

'England futures all under scrutiny', admits Graham Gooch. The English batting coach adds, 'Our players have not met the challenge with the bat. We've not competed as we'd have liked to and not shown the skills that have been necessary. Good Test players generally get out lbw, caught behind, caught slip, but we've gifted too many wickets.Personally, I have total belief in the messages I give to the players but we'll have to look at it and see whether there's a better way, or the powers that be will definitely be reviewing everyone after this series, as they do, and quite rightly. So we'll all be under scrutiny.'

Malcom Conn for the Brisbane Courier Mail, 'England collapse again handing Australia a big lead in final Ashes Test at SCG'.

Tom Fordyce for BBC sport writes, 'Australia in total control after England collapse'.

Malcom Knox's special on the Sydney Morning Herald hosts this headline: 'England caught in the rising tide'.

Meanwhile, Geoffrey Boycott in his verdict after the second day's play blamed the senior England players for the shocking Ashes debacle.

Scyld Berry's write-up for the Telegraph UK has the following headline: 'England staring down the barrel of annihilation'.

Nick Hoult, writing for the Telegraph UK opines that Alastair Cook looks tired and beaten. He is also hopeful of a bright future for Gary Ballance. He goes on to write, 'Ballance appeared to have time at the crease and the confidence to pick the bad ball and hit it, cutting Mitchell Johnson hard for four and driving Ryan Harris down the ground. He showed a fearless side when he lost the length of a Johnson bouncer but dropped his hands to avoid an edge or gloved catch and let the ball hit him on the helmet. He made only 18 but for a time while he batted with Ben Stokes, a brighter future for England was on show'.

Mike Selvey's article for the Guardian carries the following headline: 'Australia light up series with bowlers' perfect chemistry'.

As is the norm, let's have a gander at what the newspapers have in store for us:

Things went downhill for Englad right from the second delivery of the second day when Cook carelessly shouldered arms to be trapped plumb in front of the stumps. Ben Stokes flickered briefly but departed three shy of a fifty. The English bowlers summoned courage to pocket early wickets but Rogers batted briskly till stumps to reduce that to a mere footnote. Now the Aussies will be keen to post a 400+ total to bat England out of the game. Or can England launch a late riposte to salvage some wounded pride? I must admit that seems unlikely. But as they say, cricket is unpredictable.

Chris Buck Rogers reinforced Australia's advantage, extending their lead to an imposing 311 runs after their bowlers' collective effort to skittle out England. Just when one felt it could not get any worse for Cook and co, the visitors plumbed to new depths, getting wiped out for a paltry 155 in an innings that hardly lasted 60 overs.

Australia are going at 4.67 runs per over. You surely can't concede at that rate in Test match cricket. Do Cook's men have enough fire left in them to come out all guns blazing tomorrow to stand a chance of avoiding a 5-0 whitewash? Seems unlikely though but let's hope for a good fightback from the visitors. Join us back tommorow, on what is Jane McGrath Day, at 10:30 Local Time for all the Day 3 action. Take care. Goodbye!

Boria Majumdar: Hard to believe same England beat Aus 3-0 in the Ashes in July Aug 2013. This is what a few losses can do to a team. 5-0 imminent.

Rob Moody: Genuinely shocked at how Bell has turned into a strokeless nobody this tour. All signs pointed to many runs before the series.

Michael Slater: Playing with confidence is key & Eng have none! Early flight to catch???? @wwos9 #Ashes

Piers Morgan: I want Flower gone, Cook gone (as captain) and a new era built around the promising likes of Stokes and Ballance. #Ashes

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Australia resumed their second effort with a handy 171-run lead but they didn't have the best of starts. James Anderson removed David Warner and Shane Watson early to leave the hosts at 47/2. Michael Clarke looked okay for a while but Broad found his edge to have him caught behind. Stokes then came on to remove Steven Smith to reduce Australia to 91/4 but that didn't disturb Chris Rogers' confidence at the other end. He batted positively and completed his 4th fifty of this series. George Bailey gave him good support and the duo carried their bats unbeaten to the dressing room with a lead of 311 runs.

Thoughts of, 'will England avoid the follow-on' were circling in one's mind and that is when Ben Stokes and Gary Ballance steadied the ship for a while. Just for a while though as Siddle came back to remove both Stokes and Jonathan Bairstow in the same over after Nathan Lyon removed debutant Gary Ballance to end his 49-run stand with Stokes. But Stuart Broad and debutant Boyd Rankin avoided the follow-on with a 30-run 10th wicket stand.

The players walk off the field and Australia have another good day at the office. Their bowlers did the job in the morning and now the batsmen have done well to stretch the lead further. England's day can be summed up this way. Alastair Cook leaves a relatively straight delivery and is trapped plumb in front. Yes, the ball nipped back into him, but you surely can't be leaving when it is pitched very close to the off stump. So, Ryan Harris opened the floodgates and soon, Mitchell Johnson joined the party. All of a sudden the England scorecard read 23/5 when Peter Siddle found the outside edge of Ian Bell.

J Anderson to Bailey, no run, need to make him play. Good length delivery outside off stump, the ball is doing something off the deck, this time it nips back in, but it is not close enough to make Bailey play

Borthwick to Bailey, 1 run, straightish delivery to start with, Bailey manages to work it to mid-on off the back foot. Looked like that one skidded off the surface

Scott Borthwick, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

25.6

Rankin to Bailey, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, worked away to fine leg and he'll keep strike

25.5

Rankin to Bailey, no run, softly pushes the short of length delivery into the off-side, Rankin quickly gets to the ball

25.4

Rankin to Bailey, no run, full down the leg side, Bailey misses the flick

25.3

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, full outside off stump, Rogers looks to drive and gets a thick outside edge that goes past second slip to third man

25.2

Rankin to Bailey, 1 run, short outside off stump, Bailey pulls it to deep mid-wicket and stretches Australia's lead to 300

Finally I hear an English player's voice on the field.

25.1

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Rogers hops and fends it to deep square leg

24.6

Stokes to Chris Rogers, 1 run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Rogers flicks it to backward square leg and keeps strike. 15 off the over

24.5

Stokes to Chris Rogers, FOUR, four more, this time straight down the ground. A friendly low full toss on the off stump, Rogers doesn't try to do anything fancy, just times it very well to beat the bowler who tries to stop it with his right boot on his follow-through

24.4

Stokes to Chris Rogers, FOUR, runs are coming easily for this man. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Rogers cuts very late and sends it to square third man fence

24.3

Stokes to Chris Rogers, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Rogers pulls it to backward square leg

24.2

Stokes to Chris Rogers, FOUR, he had to play it with a straightish bat as there was a fielder at short mid-wicket and he's done well. Leans forward and flicks it from the middle of the bat and beats the close-in fielder's dive to his right

24.1

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, fuller length delivery on the off stump, driven back to the bowler

23.6

Rankin to Bailey, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Bailey defends off the back foot. Looked like this one kept a bit low

23.5

Rankin to Bailey, FOUR, now this should go to the fence and it does. Short and wide outside off stump, Bailey fetches the pull, rolls his wrists on it to keep it down and it races away to the deep mid-wicket boundary

23.4

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, hops and turns the short of length delivery to backward square leg

23.3

Rankin to Bailey, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Bailey pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket

23.2

Rankin to Bailey, 2 runs, short outside off stump, Bailey goes for the pull but mistimes it, luckily, there was no one at deep mid-wicket

23.1

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, big Broad gets down quickly at mid-off and saves three. Full delivery outside off stump, Rogers drives well but the fielder makes a good diving stop to his right

Boyd Rankin [4.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

22.6

Stokes to Bailey, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Bailey dabs it into the on-side

22.5

Stokes to Bailey, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Bailey defends off the back foot

22.4

Stokes to Bailey, FOUR, just what Bailey wanted to get going. Full delivery outside off stump, Bailey leans forward and drives it from the middle of the bat, mid-off had no chance. 100 up for the hosts

22.3

Stokes to Bailey, no run, this one bounces a bit more and hits Bailey on the thumb, unfortunately for England, it doesn't lob to the slip cordon

22.2

Stokes to Bailey, no run, again defends very late with soft hands, the ball rolls behind him

22.1

Stokes to Bailey, no run, outside edge again but it goes on the bounce to third slip. Bailey defends the outswinging fuller length delivery with soft hands and gets lucky

21.6

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Rogers looks to turn it into the on-side and gets a soft leading edge

21.5

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Rogers sits under it

21.4

Broad to Bailey, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off stump, Bailey drives it back to Broad. He tries to flick it back onto the stumps at the non-striker's end but the ball goes to mid-on, they take the single. Needless from Broad

21.3

Broad to Bailey, no run, howzaaattt, is the cry for a caught behind! Not given. Short of a length delivery down the leg side, Bailey misses the flick and the ball goes off the thigh pad to Bairstow. Good call from the umpire

21.2

Broad to Chris Rogers, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the leg stump, Rogers flicks it to backward square leg and that's his 6th Test fifty. Also the fourth fifty of the series

21.1

Broad to Chris Rogers, FOUR, that takes him to 49. Very good square drive from Rogers this time. Full outside off stump, Rogers plays with an angled bat and picks up a boundary at sweeper cover

Stokes to Bailey, 2 runs, another outside edge but this time Bailey plays with soft hands it goes past third slip to third man. Streaky way to get off the mark

20.4

Stokes to Bailey, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Bailey defends off the back foot

George Bailey, right handed bat, comes to the crease

20.3

Stokes to S Smith, out Caught by Cook!! Stokes continues to have a good Test match. Smith looks to defend the good length delivery off the front foot, in the process, his bat hits the pad and gets stuck a bit, the ball takes the thick outside edge and just about carries to Cook at first slip. Right then, it turned out to be a tactical 9-minute delay by Broad. It disturbs Smith's concentration and eventually England have their man. S Smith c Cook b Stokes 7(12) [4s-1]

Stokes to Chris Rogers, FOUR, short of length delivery angling away from the left hander, Rogers cuts it very last and sends it past gully to the third man fence

19.6

Broad to S Smith, no run, ha, ha! Broad goes wide of the crease, ensures that he doesn't get anywhere near that area and delivers a length ball. Smith easily handles it from the crease

So this turns out to be a 9-minute delay.

Broad stops in his delivery stride. He's limping a bit. Don't tell me he's injured his ankle. The area where he takes off for the jump has a sort of a hollow hole. The groundstaff, oh, where are they? No one's attending to it. The England players circle the area and have a laugh. Everyone's awestruck. Ah! Finally someone is running onto the ground for the repair works. This is something I've seen for the first time on a cricket field. They have decided to dig out a bit more, make a sizeable hole so as to fit a squarish block into it as a replacement. All's well. The area is fixed and we are ready to go with a new turf.

19.5

Broad to S Smith, no run, this one shapes back in from a good length but Smith is up to the task, defends well off the back foot

19.4

Broad to S Smith, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Smith gets across the stumps and blocks

19.3

Broad to S Smith, no run, covers the sticks and leaves the short of length delivery alone to the keeper

19.2

Broad to S Smith, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Smith defends off the back foot

19.1

Broad to S Smith, no run, ah! A cracking drive but it's gone straight to cover. Full and swinging away, Smith got into a very good position to play that ball

18.6

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, comes on the front foot and defends the length ball into the off-side

18.5

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Rogers pushes it towards mid-off

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, mistimes the on-drive on this full delivery, the ball rolls slowly to mid-on

18.2

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length again, Rogers is happy fend off the back foot

18.1

Stokes to S Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith clips it to deep square leg

17.6

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, full outside off stump, Rogers looks to drive it past mid-off again but mistimes it back to Broad

17.5

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, yorker length delivery on the off stump, Rogers digs it out

17.4

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, full again but this time Rogers drives it straight to mid-off

17.3

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Rogers blocks off the back foot

17.2

Broad to Chris Rogers, FOUR, no problems whatsoever in dealing with this full ball this time. Allows the ball to come and drives very well, puts it between mid-off and extra-cover and it races away. Fourth boundary for Rogers

17.1

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, looked like Rogers was late to bring his bat down for the drive, but he manages to send the fuller length delivery to mid-off

16.6

Stokes to S Smith, no run, gets right behind the line of this length delivery and defends easily

16.5

Stokes to S Smith, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Smith blocks well from the crease

16.4

Stokes to S Smith, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith works it to deep backward square leg for a couple

16.3

Stokes to S Smith, FOUR, short and put away easily. It didn't rise much to trouble Smith, he hangs back and pulls it through backward square leg, rolls his wrists over it to ensure that it went along the ground

16.2

Stokes to Chris Rogers, 3 runs, short of a length delivery outside off stump, Rogers cuts off the back foot to sweeper-cover for a three

16.1

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Rogers defends off the back foot

Ben Stokes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Well, this is interesting. Can England bowl Australia out under 150 and fancy their chances? You never know in this game. Anything could happen.

15.6

Broad to Clarke, out Caught by Bairstow!! What has he done there? I thought he expected the ball to come a little bit quicker. In the end, he feels for the ball and gets a thin outside edge. Just a 132 kph short of length delivery, looked like the leg-cutter as it nipped away off the deck, Clarke was looking to cut initially and tries pulls out of the shot at the last moment, but he gets a feather onto it. On that note, the players have decided to have a drink now. Clarke c Bairstow b Broad 6(18) [4s-1]

Broad to Clarke, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

15.5

Broad to Clarke, no run, bit of extra bounce on this short of length delivery on the off stump, Clarke defends with a loose bottom hand and says, 'oh!'

15.4

Broad to Chris Rogers, 1 run, short enough for Rogers to hang back, he punches it square of the wicket on the off-side

15.3

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Rogers fends off the back foot

15.2

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Rogers easily blocks from the crease

15.1

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, round the wicket to start the new spell. Rogers clips the full delivery into the on-side

Stuart Broad [3.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

14.6

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, that is a peach! Outswinging good length delivery just outside off stump, Clarke plays inside the line of the ball and is beaten all ends up

14.5

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, covers the off pole and leaves it alone again

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, 7 runs, oh! Seven runs for Rogers. Nothing going England's way. A wild throw from Bairstow and there is no one to back-up. Full delivery outside off stump, Rogers tries to squeeze it out but only gets an outside edge, the ball goes between slip and gully, Bell makes a sliding save at the third man fence and relays it to Stokes who fires a throw to the keeper. Bairstow has a needless shy at the non-striker's end and concedes extras. Anderson, who was standing on the pitch, almost got hit on the knee in the process

14.2

J Anderson to Clarke, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Clarke cuts off the back foot but Carberry, after taking those long strides, dives at backward point and half-stops the ball

14.1

J Anderson to Clarke, FOUR, top shot from Clarke. Full delivery on the off stump, Clarke doesn't try to hit it too hard, just transfers his weight forward and drives it past the bowler

13.6

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Rogers hops and blocks off the back foot

13.5

Rankin to Chris Rogers, leg byes, FOUR, down the leg side, Rogers tries to glance it very fine but misses, anyway, Australia got the desired result as it deflects off the pad and beats Bairstow's dive to his right

13.4

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Rogers doesn't offer a stroke

13.3

Rankin to Chris Rogers, FOUR, overpitched and put away nicely. Oh! Poor Anderson chases the ball all the way after bowling an over, only for the ball to win the race in the end. Full and outside off stump, Rogers drives off the front foot and sends it past mid-off

13.2

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Rogers happily ducks under it

13.1

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, full and down the leg side, Rogers flicks well but Cook has a man at backward square leg

12.6

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, fine delivery, equally well handled by Clarke. Full and shaping in, wasn't far away from the off stump and Clarke opts to leave

12.5

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, short of a length delivery nipping in, Clarke hangs back and blocks it into the on-side

12.4

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, fullish delivery on the off stump, Clarke is not fully forward but he defends well though

12.3

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, 'no, no', says Clarke to Rogers after blocking this short of length delivery off the back foot

12.2

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, opens himself up in the crease to receive this good length delivery and blocks off the back foot

12.1

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, a good leave alright but Clarke's front foot went nowhere. Fullish delivery outside off stump, Clarke covers the off pole and leaves it to Bairstow

11.6

Rankin to Clarke, 1 run, blocks the length ball off the back foot to cover and gets off the mark

11.5

Rankin to Clarke, no run, bouncer this time but the radar is not good enough to trouble Clarke. He simply sits under it to let it go through

11.4

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, short and wide outside off stump, Rogers cuts well but third man quickly tidies up to keep it down to a single

11.3

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, back to what he was doing predominantly today. Short down the leg side, Rogers ducks under it

11.2

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off stump, Rogers punches off the back foot to deep extra-cover

11.1

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, no, no, that's not a shot you'd want to be playing at this stage. Certainly not if it is that wide. Full and angling away from the left hander, Rogers, with no feet movement, throws his bat away from the body and gets beaten

10.6

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, has Clarke all at sea with this fantastic leg-cutter. It was a short of a length delivery just outside off stump, the ball nips away sharply and just escapes the outside edge. It had a bit of extra bounce as well

10.5

J Anderson to Clarke, no run, fullish outside off stump, Clarke doesn't want to play at those yet

J Anderson to Watson, out Caught by Bairstow!! Oh that is a stunning right-handed take by the keeper. It was actually a catch for first slip. Why didn't you hit these areas in the first innings Jimmy Anderson? Good length delivery shaping away just outside off stump, Watson looks to defend by lunging forward, gets a thick edge and Bairstow throws himself to his right to grab the ball. Watson c Bairstow b J Anderson 9(9) [4s-2]

J Anderson to Watson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

10.2

J Anderson to Watson, FOUR, he has problems working the ball through mid-wicket of late, but this time though, he gets into a very good position, allows the fuller length to come and flicks it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket fence

10.1

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, 1 run, tentative footwork from Rogers again, needed to be forward to this fullish delivery, stays in the crease and looks to work it across the on-side, gets an inside edge to fine leg

9.6

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, Rogers nudges it to square leg and keeps strike

9.5

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, short and down the leg side, Rogers is not going to play at those

9.4

Rankin to Watson, 1 run, hops and dabs the short of length delivery to cover and gets off strike

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, shortish again from Rankin, Rogers turns it to mid-wicket

9.1

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Rogers jumps and fends

8.6

J Anderson to Watson, FOUR, ah! There is that trademark Shane Watson late cut. This short of length delivery cramped him for room, but that doesn't bother Watson, he hops and makes room slightly, makes good enough contact to send it past gully

8.5

J Anderson to Watson, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Watson defends off the back foot

8.4

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, 3 runs, on the pads and with that angle from round the wicket, Rogers easily flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket

8.3

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, shout for LBW, not given. That looked very close. Top call from umpire Aleem Dar, a big inside edge. Good length delivery angling into the left hander from round the wicket, Rogers, much like Warner, hangs back and looks to push but doesn't make contact. The ball looked like it would clip the leg stump

8.2

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, this one is around the middle stump, Rogers turns it to mid-wicket

8.1

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, stays round the wicket and delivers a good length delivery on the off stump, Rogers blocks from the crease

Not so sure if he's fully fit to bowl. He is struggling to strecth fully at the delivery stride. Clearly, that left hamstring is playing on his mind I guess.

7.6

Rankin to Watson, no run, make it 6 balls down the leg-side. This time on a fuller length, Watson fails to flick it

7.5

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Rogers glances it to fine leg

7.4

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Rogers closes the face of the bat a bit too early as he tries to work in the on-side and gets a leading edge

7.3

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length, splayed down leg again, Bairstow moves across to his right to grasp that

7.2

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, short and down leg again, Rogers elects to ignore this

7.1

Rankin to Chris Rogers, leg byes, FOUR, geriatic length ball down leg, Rogers misses the glance, the ball brushes the thigh pad and travels to the fine leg fence. Rankin does not look like 100% fit

Boyd Rankin, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

6.6

J Anderson to Watson, no run, on a length and on middle, Watson gets a good stride forward and pushes it to mid-on

6.5

J Anderson to Watson, no run, good length delivery angled across, left alone

Shane Watson, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6.4

J Anderson to Warner, out Lbw!! Jimmy strikes, he reaps the reward for bowling full. David Warner makes the long walk back to the change room. This was fullish and swerving back in, Warner goes on the back foot and looks to defend but is beaten for pace as he is rapped on the pads in front of middle. The umpire raises his dreaded finger in a flash without any second thoughts. Warner shuts out the possibility of a review after consulting Rogers. Good call as it seemed plumb. Warner lbw b J Anderson 16(20) [4s-3]

J Anderson to Warner, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

6.3

J Anderson to Warner, no run, good length delivery on off, Warner props forward and defends it back to the bowler

6.2

J Anderson to Warner, no run, length ball down leg, ignored

6.1

J Anderson to Warner, no run, shortish and outside off, Warner goes for an uppish cut, luckily for Warner the ball drops short of Borthwick at cover. The ball appeared to have stopped on Davey on that occasion

The repairs are done and Rogers is up and ready

Rogers, having copped a blow on his knuckle while fending that short delivery is being treated by the team doctor. The Englishmen use this opportunity to sip some drinks. Do you remember that Rogers hit a century after being struck flush on the helmet in the Boxing Day Test?

5.6

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, good length delivery on middle, safely blocked to mid-on sans much feet movement

5.5

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, effort ball. That was a short of length delivery directed at the ribs, Rogers fends it awkwardly to the leg-side

5.4

Broad to Warner, 1 run, slightly back of a length and outside off, Warner leans forward and drives it to extra cover

5.3

Broad to Warner, no run, full and speared on off at 144.7 on off, squeezed out to mid-off

5.2

Broad to Warner, no run, on a length and on off, Warner looks to defend tentatively, he inside edges it onto the pads

5.1

Broad to Warner, no run, slightly back of a length and just outside off, steered square to point

4.6

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, fullish on the stumps, driven back to the bowler

4.5

J Anderson to Warner, 3 runs, drifting on the pads, Warner clips it neatly to backward square leg. Alert running between the wickets as well

4.4

J Anderson to Warner, no run, length ball just outside leg, Warner does not connect the flick and is rapped high on the pads

4.3

J Anderson to Warner, no run, slightly back of a length and just outside off, Warner goes on the back foot and punches it to cover point

4.2

J Anderson to Warner, no run, good length delivery on off, Warner presses forward and taps it to cover

4.1

J Anderson to Warner, no run, oops! Commentator's curse I guess as Warner misses the pull this time

3.6

Broad to Chris Rogers, FOUR, short and on off, Rogers goes deep in the crease and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket. Both these batsmen have been strong with the pull stroke

3.5

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, marginally short and outside off, rooted to the crease is Rogers as he chops it to gully

3.4

Broad to Chris Rogers, 2 runs, on a length and on the pads, Rogers tucks it away to deep square leg with relative ease

3.3

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, that one boings off the surface outside off with some away movement as well, Rogers wafts at it only to see the cherry sail to Bairstow

3.2

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, fullish and on off, drawing the batsman into a forward defensive push

3.1

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Rogers gets on top of the bounce and blunts it calmly

2.6

J Anderson to Warner, FOUR, finally pitched up on middle, but this one is overpitched as Warner punches it hard and banishes the ball to the long on fence. Exceptional hit that

2.5

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, 1 run, back of a length and homing in on the hips, Rogers picks it from there and clips it to fine leg

2.4

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, full on middle, Rogers leans forward and drives but picks out mid-on

2.3

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, short and well outside off, Rogers lets it pass as Bairstow takes it in front of his eyes

2.2

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Rogers turns it towards mid-wicket

2.1

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, poor line from Jimmy. This was ill-directed down leg, the ball scuttles through to the keeper as Rogers' glance does not come to pass

1.6

Broad to Warner, FOUR, length ball and outside off, Warner goes for a whip through mid-wicket, all he manages is an inside edge that trickles very fine

1.5

Broad to Warner, FOUR, Warner has belted that! This was very short and on the stumps, Warner rocks back and pulls it to the deep square leg fence

1.4

Broad to Warner, no run, length ball on off, Warner looks to force it to the leg-side but later changes his mind to push it to cover

1.3

Broad to Warner, no run, back of a length and outside off, Warner stays in the crease and chops it just wide of cover

1.2

Broad to Warner, no run, a stifled caught behind appeal for the keeper, the umpire is uninterested. This was a length ball down leg, Warner misses the glance, the ball may have brushed the thigh pad en-route to Bairstow

1.1

Broad to Warner, no run, Yes he does as this is pitched up and on off, Warner drives it, straight to the fielder at mid-off

Stuart Broad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Broad to share new ball duties with Jimmy. Can Broad at least pitch it up and tease the batsmen?

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length and outside off as well, Rogers stays in the crease and dabs it to Carbs at point

0.1

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, slightly short of length delivery on the stumps, Rogers hops up and drops it in front of point. He hunts for a quick single but decides against it

Chris Rogers and Warner are at the crease. Chris Rogers is on strike. J Anderson will open the attack

The English fielders assemble in full force. Davey Warner and Chris Rogers stride out to the middle. Anderson with the new ball. Welcome back folks.

At one stage, England were in grave danger of following on. They would have sufferred that embarassment had it not been for Stuart Broad's reckless heaves and slashes lower down the order. Now the rampaging Aussie batsmen will set their sights on continuing their good work to inflict a 5-0 whitewash on their arch-rivals.

An English batting capitulation again. As shambolic the English batsmen's techniques were, the Aussie bowlers bowled with fire and brimstone. Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle all shared 3 wickets apiece whilst Lyon took 1. Ben Stokes waged a lone battle for the visitors, scoring an impressive 47 before he was bowled by Peter Siddle.

58.5

Johnson to Rankin, out Bowled!! CASTLED! Mitchell Johnson wipes out England. This was speared in very full, Rankin desperately aims to defend, the ball deflects off his pad and cannons on to the middle stump. David Warner wraps Mitch with a hug. That is tea on day 2 at the SCG. Rankin b Johnson 13(22) [4s-2]

Johnson to Rankin, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

58.4

Johnson to Rankin, no run, good length ball fired on middle, Rankin defends it off an inside edge

58.3

Johnson to Rankin, no run, short again and down leg, prompting Rankin to take evasive action

58.2

Johnson to Rankin, no run, 143.3 bouncer on the stumps, Rankin sits under that

58.1

Johnson to Rankin, no run, very full and speared on off, Rankin somehow keeps it out

Mitchell Johnson [13.0-3-33-2] is back into the attack

The crowd go nuts as Mitch returns

57.6

Lyon to Broad, FOUR, slower through the air and outside off, Broad swings it with all his might, it does not have the impetus to zoom over long-off though. The ball just about bounced before the fence. Ryan Harris made a gallant attempt to grasp that but his dive ends in vain

57.5

Lyon to Rankin, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, Rankin waits for it and then turns it to mid wicket

57.4

Lyon to Rankin, no run, this may have been the arm ball outside off, Rankin lets it pass

57.3

Lyon to Rankin, FOUR, on a length and on off, Rankin shoves it to the deep mid wicket shot. Powerful strike that

57.2

Lyon to Rankin, no run, pitching on off and spinning past the tentative prod of Rankin

57.1

Lyon to Rankin, no run, flighted delivery on off, Rankin gets half forward and drives it to mid-on

56.6

R Harris to Rankin, 1 run, slightly back of a length ball on middle, Rankin nudges it to mid wicket to keep strike

Mitch is warming up..

56.5

R Harris to Rankin, no run, very full on off, squeezed out to mid-off

56.4

R Harris to Rankin, no run, slightly back of a length slanted across, left alone by Rankin

56.3

R Harris to Rankin, 2 runs, length ball on off, Rankin chips it over Siddle at mid-off for a couple

56.2

R Harris to Rankin, no run, banged in short and down leg, Haddin swiftly moves across to his right to grab that

56.1

R Harris to Rankin, no run, good length delivery on off, Rankin props forward and defends it solidly to mid-off

55.6

Lyon to Rankin, 1 run, slower through the air and just a shade outside off, Rankin seeks to defend, the ball kisses the outside edge and travels towards third man after evading the lone slip fielder

55.5

Lyon to Rankin, no run, floaty delivery on middle, defended just wide of the bat-pad fielder

55.4

Lyon to Broad, 1 run, marginally short and close to off, Broad connects a punchy cut to deep extra cover

55.3

Lyon to Broad, 2 runs, slow full toss on leg, Broad turns it to deep square leg and hustles across for a couple. Fine response from Rankin as well

55.2

Lyon to Broad, FOUR, much better shot from Broad. This was quicker and on middle, Broad bends down and sweeps it to the deep square leg fence

55.1

Lyon to Broad, no run, flighted delivery on off, Broad hunts for a heave-ho across the line but the lack of bounce did him in

54.6

R Harris to Rankin, no run, well-directed bumper sailing over the stumps, Rankin takes refuge in a duck

54.5

R Harris to Broad, 1 run, slightly back of a length and on middle, Broad makes room and pulls it through square leg for just a single

54.4

R Harris to Broad, no run, shortish and outside off, Broad goes for a wild slog but fails to make any connection

54.3

R Harris to Broad, no run, length ball on off climbing threateningly, Broad cops a blow on his glove as he tries to fend in vain

54.2

R Harris to Broad, FOUR, length ball on middle, Broad goes on the backfoot, frees his arms and smashes it to the deep mid wicket fence

54.1

R Harris to Broad, no run, short of length ball sliding down leg, Broad ducks under late and evades it

53.6

Lyon to Rankin, FOUR, England avoid the follow-on. Lyon keeps it full on the stumps, Rankin drives it off the front foot to long on. Rankin and Broad punch gloves as well

53.5

Lyon to Rankin, no run, reverts to the fullish length of the spectrum, driven straight to the fielder at deepish mid-off

53.4

Lyon to Rankin, no run, flatter and on middle, defended to the off-side from the crease

53.3

Lyon to Broad, 1 run, very full on off, drilled wide of long off

53.2

Lyon to Broad, no run, quicker and outside off, Broad goes for an ugly slog sweep but fails to connect

53.1

Lyon to Broad, no run, quicker and on middle, Broad misses the defence and is hit high on the thigh pad

Boyd Rankin, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Yes Rankin comes out to bat..

52.6

R Harris to Borthwick, out Caught by S Smith!! Edged and gone this time. Steven Smith makes no mistake. England still need 2 more runs to avoid the follow-on. This was the sucker ball - fullish and outside off. Borthwick, pushes at it and nicks it to third slip. Will Rankin come out to bat now? Borthwick c S Smith b R Harris 1(17)

R Harris to Borthwick, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

52.5

R Harris to Borthwick, no run, full and speared outside off, Borthwick tries to jam it down in vain, Haddin grabs it, no under edge

52.4

R Harris to Borthwick, no run, good length delivery on off, Borthwick comes on the front foot and defends it well

52.3

R Harris to Borthwick, no run, a tad full and on off, Borthwick opens the face of the bat and steers it to point

52.2

R Harris to Borthwick, no run, back of a length and on middle, Borthwick blocks it back to the bowler

52.1

R Harris to Borthwick, no run, good length delivery on middle, Borthwick defends it to short-leg, who aims for a rebound back onto the stumps, Borthwick is well in

Ryan Harris [11.0-4-28-2] is back into the attack

Ryano replaces Siddle.

51.6

Lyon to Broad, no run, pushed through quicker on middle, defended towards mid-wicket

51.5

Lyon to Broad, 2 runs, a near carbon-copy of the previous ball, Broad flashes hard, the outside edge runs away to the third man fence

51.4

Lyon to Broad, no run, dug in short and just outside off, mistimes the cut to cover

51.3

Lyon to Broad, FOUR, flighted delivery on off, Broad goes for a swipe across the line, gets a top edge but that is enough to take it to the deep mid wicket fence

51.2

Lyon to Broad, SIX, BANG! this was tossed up on off, Broad gets under that and slams it over the long on fence

51.1

Lyon to Broad, no run, nice and loopy on off, blocked to cover

50.6

Siddle to Borthwick, no run, slightly back of a length delivery on middle, Borthwick shuffles across and defends it to the leg-side

England need 14 runs more to avoid follow-on

50.5

Siddle to Borthwick, no run, similar length and on middle, driven to mid-on

50.4

Siddle to Borthwick, no run, pitched up and moving away outside off, Borthwick plays inside the line and lets it pass

50.3

Siddle to Broad, 1 run, short of length delivery above the waistband, Broad jumps up and tucks it to backward square leg

50.2

Siddle to Broad, no run, bumper down leg, Broad jumps up and takes late evasive action

50.1

Siddle to Broad, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Broad leaps off his feet and keeps it out

49.6

Lyon to Borthwick, no run, very full and on off, Borthwick defends it square towards point

49.5

Lyon to Borthwick, no run, on a length and spinning away again, left alone again

Lyon to Borthwick, no run, spinning across the left-hander, who lets it pass

49.2

Lyon to Borthwick, no run, tossed up on the stumps, carefully defended

49.1

Lyon to Borthwick, no run, flighted delivery on off, Borthwick looks to defend, the edge dies down just before bat-pad

Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease

48.6

Siddle to Stokes, out Bowled!! Horrendous misjudgement. Another English batsman out, shouldering arms. Oh dear, England are again in danger of following on as Stokes departs, three shy of a deserved fifty. This was a length ball tailing back in marginally, Stokes, expecting the ball to jag away, lifts his bat, only to provide a clean pathway for the indipper to crash into top of off. Stokes b Siddle 47(101) [4s-4]

Siddle to Stokes, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

48.5

Siddle to Stokes, no run, similar length on off, Stokes goes on the back foot and taps it to cover

48.4

Siddle to Stokes, no run, slightly back of a length delivery on leg, Stokes gets forward and defends it to the on-side

48.3

Siddle to Borthwick, 1 run, he gets this one wide of cover and hares across for a rapid single

48.2

Siddle to Borthwick, no run, fullish and on middle, defended to cover

Scott Borthwick, left handed bat, comes to the crease

48.1

Siddle to Bairstow, out Caught by Bailey!! Tame dismissal and another English batsman bites the dust. This was a regulation length ball outside off, the ball seemed to have stopped on Bairstow as he aimed to drive it on the rise. George Bailey at silly mid-on pouches that miscued shot without any fuss. Bairstow c Bailey b Siddle 18(50) [4s-1]

Siddle to Bairstow, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

47.6

Lyon to Stokes, no run, flighted delivery around off, Stokes dabs it just wide of point

47.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, spinning away outside off, left alone

47.4

Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, cracking shot. This was quicker and on middle, Stokes bends down and blazes the sweep to the deep mid wicket fence

47.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, on a length and on middle, defended back to the bowler

Lyon to Bairstow, 1 run, Bairstow fetches this from outside off and slogs it across the line to mid wicket. Bizzare shot that

45.3

Lyon to Bairstow, no run, fuller length on the stumps, punched back to the bowler

45.2

Lyon to Bairstow, no run, tossed up on leg, Bairstow goes for a sweep in vain, the ball loops off the pad to the leg-gully fielder

45.1

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, flighted delivery on leg, nudged to square leg for a single

Drinks are on the field now. Gary Ballance, who was never confident against the turning ball was undone by the wile of Nathan Lyon. Ben Stokes, who has been a bright spot in this black winter for England, is on the verge of a fighting fifty. England may avoid an innings defeat but they have mountains to scale.

44.6

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, Siddle shortens his length but probes in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone

44.5

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, full and on middle, Bairstow mistimes the attempted cover-drive to mid-wicket

44.4

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, full and holding its line outside off, Bairstow does not bite

44.3

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, good length delivery just outside off, dabbed to short cover

44.2

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, similar length, slanted across, Bairstow is happy to ignore it

44.1

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, short cover in the business straightaway as Bairstow bunts this back of a length delivery just outside off to Smith

Steve Smith from slip moves into short cover

43.6

Lyon to Stokes, no run, fuller and quicker on off, Stokes guides it square just wide of point

43.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, pushed through quicker, spinning away as well, left well alone

43.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, turning across the left-hander, who lifts his bat and lets it go

43.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, flighted delivery on off, Stokes defends it calmly from the crease

43.2

Lyon to Bairstow, 1 run, on a length and on the stumps, worked away through square leg

43.1

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, 100 up for England . Cheers from the Barmy Army as Stokes nudges it to deep square leg for a single

42.6

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow negotiates this good length on off with a tight forward block

42.5

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, slightly back of a length and outside off, Bairstow camps on the back foot and punches it towards point

42.4

Siddle to Bairstow, 2 runs, banged in short and outside off, Bairstow rocks back and pulls it uppishly behind square on the on-side

42.3

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, length ball on the stumps, Bairstow blocks it well

42.2

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, full and in the off-stump channel, Bairstow drives it without any timing to mid-off

42.1

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, length ball on off, Bairstow gets forward and bunts it to cover

41.6

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up and on off, defended square to point

41.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, on a length and hurrying on to Stokes, who stays in the crease and blocks it back to the bowler

41.4

Lyon to Bairstow, 1 run, fullish and on the stumps, punched back to the bowler, who takes some pace off the ball and deflects it to mid on

41.3

Lyon to Bairstow, no run, spinning across the right-hander, who lets it pass

41.2

Lyon to Bairstow, no run, extra bounce on middle, he looks to defend but it hits the chest

41.1

Lyon to Stokes, leg byes, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Stokes lunges forward to defend in vain, Clarke calls DRS into service. It may have clipped the top of off. Not too conclusive, the on field umpire's call is upheld

An animated appeal for lbw. The on field umpire disagrees. Clarke goes for the review after consulation with Haddin. It is a legitimate ball. The impact seems to be in line. There was no signs of an inside edge either. Nope, it's outside off. The on-field umpires call remains. Lyon has a polite chat with the umpire

40.6

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, slightly back of a length and just outside off, Bairstow pushes it towards mid-off with his feet pinned to the crease

40.5

Siddle to Bairstow, no run, on a length just outside off with some away movement, Bairstow lifts his bat and lets it go

40.4

Siddle to Stokes, 1 run, pitched up on middle, Stokes drives it ram-rod stright, the man at mid-on throws himself on the field and limits it to just a single

40.3

Siddle to Stokes, FOUR, shortish and outside off, Stokes has no second thoughts as he slashes it hard over gully to the third man fence

40.2

Siddle to Stokes, no run, good length ball homing in on off, Stokes presses forward and pushes it just wide of cover

40.1

Siddle to Stokes, no run, slightly back of a length delivery holding its line close to the off-pole, left alone

39.6

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, dug in short and outside off, Stokes goes for a full blooded cut, instead flat bats it to the man at mid off. He hares across for a rapid single to keep strike

39.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, spinning across the left-hander with prodigious bounce, Stokes shoulders arms

39.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, on a length and on leg, Stokes goes down on one knee and sweeps it straight to Siddle at square leg

39.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, nice fuller length on off, Stokes stays in the crease and defends it

39.2

Lyon to Bairstow, 1 run, Bairstow skips down the track, takes this on the full and taps it to extra cover

39.1

Lyon to Bairstow, no run, tossed up on middle, defended just wide of the short leg fielder

38.6

Siddle to Stokes, no run, good length delivery on middle, Stokes looks to defend, he manages an inside edge onto the thigh pad

38.5

Siddle to Stokes, no run, fuller and outside off, Stokes seeks a square drive, another outside edge, this one goes to the fielder at point

38.4

Siddle to Stokes, no run, slightly back of a length delivery on off, Stokes pushes at it away from the body, the outside edge rolls to gully

38.3

Siddle to Stokes, 2 runs, pitched up and outside off, Stokes leans forward and plays a gorgeous drive past cover for a couple

38.2

Siddle to Stokes, no run, good length delivery on off, Stokes gets half forward and defends it in front of cover

38.1

Siddle to Stokes, no run, good length delivery homing in on off, Stokes presents a defensive push towards mid-off

Peter Siddle [6.0-3-9-1] is back into the attack

Clarke using his bowlers in short bursts. Siddle is back..

37.6

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Stokes bends down and brings out a controlled sweep to fine leg, he made sure it travelled all along the turf

37.5

Lyon to Bairstow, 1 run, on a length and on middle, Bairstow comes down the track and works it to mid wicket

Johnson to Stokes, 5 wides, 146 bumper over the stumps, Stokes takes evasive action. The ball evades a leaping Haddin as well. The umpire calls out the bowler for a wide, citing the height

32.3

Johnson to Stokes, no run, 129.9 kph, slower full toss on the boot, Stokes is palpably early into his whip, misses it completely. The lbw enquiry is turned down as it was clearly sliding down leg

32.2

Johnson to Stokes, no run, Mitch is cranking up! This was 147 kph, back of a length ball on off, Stokes camps on the back foot and defends it back to the bowler

32.1

Johnson to Stokes, no run, 142.9kph, slightly back of a length and outside off, Stokes hoists his bat and lets it pass to the keeper

31.6

Lyon to Bairstow, no run, 89.9 quicker one on the thigh pad, Bairstow misses the defence, the ball loops off the thigh pad in front of bat-pad

Jonathan Bairstow, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Bairstow in to face the heat.. A slip, bat pad and a leg-gully in

31.5

Lyon to Ballance, out Caught by Haddin!! Turn, bounce and Ballance is gone. Brad Haddin snaffles it. In this form, he would even catch a cloud in the skies. That was simple for Haddin. This was also quicker at 89 kph accompanied by some extravagant turn and bounce, Ballance prods tentatively, feathers it to the keeper. Ballance c Haddin b Lyon 18(51) [4s-2]

Lyon to Ballance, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

31.4

Lyon to Ballance, no run, nicely floaty delivery on off, Ballance blocks it back to the bowler

31.3

Lyon to Ballance, no run, quicker again, a trifle wide, left alone by Ballance

31.2

Lyon to Ballance, no run, pushed through quicker and outside off with a hint of late turn, Ballance prods forward, the ball zips past the outside edge

31.1

Lyon to Ballance, no run, slower in the air on off, Ballance defends it just wide of the lone slip fielder

Lyon to continue..

30.6

Johnson to Stokes, no run, length ball outside off, Stokes stays in the crease and chops it square to point

30.5

Johnson to Stokes, no run, back of a length and tailing back in on leg, Stokes looks to force it towards mid-wicket, misses as he is hit very high on the thigh pad

30.4

Johnson to Ballance, 1 run, slightly back of a length delivery on off, Ballance shuffles across and turns it late to behind square on the leg-side

30.3

Johnson to Ballance, no run, length ball outside off, not quite short enough to cut, Ballance still goes through with the shot and fails to connect. That did not bounce as much as he would have liked

30.2

Johnson to Ballance, no run, 142.2 fullish and just outside off, Ballance drives it to cover off the front foot

30.1

Johnson to Ballance, no run, 143.4 lifter but ill-directed down leg, Ballance elects to ignore it

Mitch to kick off action post lunch.. Three slips in

7,0,7,2,3. Well these are not overseas telephone codes but the sorry scores of England's top order batsmen. Just when one thought that things could not get any worse for the Poms, they disintegrated to 23-5. Rookies, Ben Stokes and Garry Ballance have shown laudable composure to instill some sanity into the proceedings. The Aussie bowlers as always have been right on the money. Now can England avoid the follow-on? Welcome back for the middle session on day 2.

Australia were excellent once again, with Harris leading the way, supported well by the fiery Johnson. They have England on the mat and the post-lunch session will be another trial of fire for the visitors. Do join us soon to find out all that happens. Don't go too far. We will be back in a jiffy.

Anderson had his hand hit, then succumbed, while Pietersen was in no mood to stay there, gifting his wicket away. Bell stuck it out for a while, but Siddle removed him. It was 23/5 then, and could've been worse if the third umpire had ruled in favor of the Aussies when Stokes inside edged one. After that decision, Stokes and Ballance have weathered the storm and taken England past 50 - a huge achievement considering how the opening hour went.

At one stage it looked like England would be hard-pressed to go to lunch without losing all their wickets, but they have done so thanks to Stokes and Ballance. A disastrous start to the day for them when they lost Cook 2nd ball - shouldering arms to a straight ball. Bell was dropped the very next ball and it was all action in the first couple of overs.

29.6

Lyon to Stokes, no run, strides forward to defend and that will be lunch on day 2

29.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, on the middle and leg, Stokes blocks

29.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, defended to the silly point fielder

A silly point has come in now

29.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, floaty off-break, outside off, left alone

29.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, well tossed up on off, defended

29.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, leans forward to defend and gets a slight inside edge onto the pads

Should be the last over before lunch

28.6

Johnson to Ballance, no run, in the air, but nowhere close to mid-on, as Ballance flicks tamely

28.5

Johnson to Ballance, no run, short and outside off, no real pace on that delivery, Ballance drops his gloves and lets it go

28.4

Johnson to Ballance, no run, back and across before defending solidly

28.4

Johnson to Ballance, no ball, Johnson oversteps once more, a short delivery on the stumps, defended well, to short leg who fields on the bounce

Prior is tightening the screws in the new helmet brought out. Comically he uses his teeth to tighten. The Aussies, meanwhile have a breather and a chat. Finally, the crowd cheer as Ballance is ready with a new helmet. Bailey has a word with the batsman. It has taken 7 minutes and we are ready to go again. Here comes Johnson

A change of helmet for Ballance and he has a smile on his face. Good to see. Prior is out with some drinks and is checking if the helmet does fit Ballance. It isn't at the moment. A slight delay as they ask for another one. The interesting thing about all this was that not one Aussie went up to Ballance as soon as he was hit.

28.3

Johnson to Ballance, no run, Ballance has been pinged on the helmet by Johnson. He has called for some attention. Nasty blow that. Ducked under that way too early and head-butted it down. Looks very bad on the replays. Straight onto the grill. Luckily for Ballance, it didn't go through the grill and smash into the face. He removed the helmet immediately and called for the physio.

28.3

Johnson to Stokes, no ball, 1 run, Johnson oversteps, Stokes tucks it through the vacant midwicket area

28.2

Johnson to Stokes, no run, gets forward and defends a full ball on off stump, to point

28.1

Johnson to Stokes, no run, short of length outside off, defended to mid-off

Mitchell Johnson [8.0-2-16-2] is back into the attack

27.6

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, a leading edge and wide of short cover. Well bowled by Lyon, lots of flight and it dipped on Stokes who was attempting to flick to leg

27.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, comes on the frontfoot and blocks a well tossed up delivery

27.4

Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, Lyon has dragged that down, Stokes rocks back and cuts powerfully through cover, beats the man stationed deep there

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Stokes gets forward and defends

Nathan Lyon, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

26.6

R Harris to Ballance, no run, gets forward and defends to the off-side

That three runs by Stokes brought up the 50 of the England innings as well. Ironic cheers from the Barmy Army for that little landmark.

26.5

R Harris to Ballance, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Ballance leans into the cover drive, pushed for a couple

26.4

R Harris to Stokes, 3 runs, Stokes is looking very confident, another lovely shot, taking the full one on off and flicking it wide of mid-on. A chase for Siddle and he pulls it back, keeping it to three

26.3

R Harris to Stokes, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone

26.2

R Harris to Stokes, 2 runs, a wristy punchy whip wide of mid-on for a couple

26.1

R Harris to Stokes, no run, pitched up on the stumps, well-timed on-drive, but Siddle slides to his right at mid-on to make the save

25.6

Johnson to Ballance, FOUR, loose from Johnson and Ballance puts the short and wide delivery outside off, away. Rocked back and cut it fiercely to the fence

25.5

Johnson to Ballance, no run, again down leg - two balls in a row that Johnson has lost his radar. Haddin takes it with both hands this time

25.4

Johnson to Ballance, no run, good take by Haddin to his right, diving away acrobatically to snaffle it one-handed after Johnson goes down leg

25.3

Johnson to Ballance, no run, short ball on the stumps, Ballance is on the hop, fends it down with soft hands

25.2

Johnson to Stokes, 1 run, defended wide of short leg

25.1

Johnson to Stokes, no run, more good fielding from Rogers at mid-off, dives to his left to stop a free-flowing off-drive

Mitchell Johnson [7.0-2-11-2] is back into the attack

24.6

R Harris to Ballance, no run, calmly blocks a full ball back to the bowler to end the over

R Harris to Stokes, 1 run, an inside edge goes wide of short leg now, Stokes edging the drive, lots of oohs and aahs from the Aussies

24.3

R Harris to Stokes, no run, great fielding by Rogers at mid-off, runs and dives to his right to stop some runs. In fact, they don't even take any runs. Superb stuff from the veteran

Back to the Stokes' inside-edge, that the umpires went upstairs, would've been good if the third umpire had a look at more angles, rather than just the one. Still difficult to judge whether the ball carried cleanly. It's over and done with, let's move on

24.2

R Harris to Stokes, no run, yorker on off, dug out to the off-side

24.1

R Harris to Stokes, no run, outside off, left alone again

23.6

Siddle to Ballance, no run, pitched up on off, a forward defensive shot to mid-off

23.5

Siddle to Stokes, 3 runs, on the pads, whipped away well, through square leg, they take a leisurely three

23.4

Siddle to Stokes, no run, full and outside off, Stokes shoulders arms

23.3

Siddle to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, left alone

23.2

Siddle to Stokes, no run, punched to mid-off, solid looking shot for no runs

23.1

Siddle to Stokes, no run, Stokes inside-edged a punch off the back foot and replays show that it may have just bounced in front of Haddin. Very difficult to fathom with the 2D angles available. Haddin wasn't sure and he made it clear as soon as he caught it.

Has that carried to Haddin? He is not sure. We are going upstairs for this. It's not a DRS call. An umpire's review this is. A definite inside edge as Stokes played at it with an angled bat. Haddin caught it and then said he wasn't sure. No-ball isn't a problem as they go through with the process. Just one replay - the front-on angle seen and not out is the call. Stokes survives.

22.6

R Harris to Stokes, 1 run, worked wide of mid-on for a single that will keep Stokes on strike

22.5

R Harris to Stokes, no run, pitched up, luring Stokes into the drive, but the batsman ignores the invite

22.4

R Harris to Stokes, no run, comes in line and defends it solidly to mid-off

22.3

R Harris to Stokes, no run, a good leave as the ball was closer to off stump

22.2

R Harris to Stokes, no run, full outside off, Stokes shoulders arms

22.1

R Harris to Stokes, FOUR, fine off-drive, too full from Harris and Stokes cashes in with a free flowing strike. This Stokes is the find of the tour for England

Ryan Harris [8.0-4-11-2] is back into the attack

21.6

Siddle to Ballance, no run, nips back in and strikes Ballance high on the pad. Height was the factor there

21.5

Siddle to Ballance, no run, that one pinged Haddin on the knee. Kept low and hit him as he failed to grab it cleanly after Ballance shoulders arms

21.4

Siddle to Ballance, no run, pitched up and outside off, left alone

21.3

Siddle to Ballance, no run, tucked off the hips to short leg where Bailey does some playacting by throwing it up in the air

21.2

Siddle to Ballance, no run, was in two minds there - wanted to leave it, the ball takes the bottom of the bat and rolls to the slip cordon

21.1

Siddle to Ballance, no run, short of length outside off, Ballance's bat was hanging near the ball as he lets it go

20.6

Watson to Stokes, no run, another leave to a ball outside off

20.5

Watson to Stokes, no run, well wide of off, left alone

20.4

Watson to Stokes, 2 runs, good shot. Swinging into the pads, flicked in the air wide of Johnson at mid-on, there was three for the taking, but they settle for a couple

20.3

Watson to Ballance, 1 run, tucked wide of mid-on and a well-judged single

20.2

Watson to Ballance, no run, pitched up outside off and the tempter, Ballance resists

20.1

Watson to Ballance, no run, Ballance shoulders arms this time as Watson goes wide of off

19.6

Siddle to Stokes, no run, back of a length on off, Stokes is in behind it

19.5

Siddle to Stokes, no run, pitched up on off, Stokes is solidly forward and defending to mid-off

19.4

Siddle to Stokes, no run, Stokes shoulders arms to another delivery outside off

19.3

Siddle to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, left alone

19.2

Siddle to Stokes, no run, a mild appeal for a caught behind, but the noise was bat hitting the pad. Full and angling away, around off, Stokes in trying to defend, the bat hit the pad - the replays confirm the same

19.1

Siddle to Stokes, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Stokes gets right behind the line to defend it back past the bowler

18.6

Watson to Ballance, no run, pitched up outside off, defended wide of cover, a single there for the taking, but for some inexplicable reason they don't take it

18.5

Watson to Ballance, no run, good length outside off, left alone

18.4

Watson to Ballance, 2 runs, just to the left of Bailey at short leg. Flicked in the air, but Bailey never had a chance as it went low as well, a couple of runs

18.3

Watson to Ballance, no run, Ballance wisely lets a full ball go this time

18.2

Watson to Ballance, no run, nearly the inside edge cannons back onto the stumps, Ballance trying to drive through cover, the edge rolls to short leg. Watson has his hands on his head

18.1

Watson to Ballance, no run, full and outside off, Ballance lets it go

17.6

Siddle to Stokes, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Stokes shoulders arms

17.5

Siddle to Stokes, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Looks like the players have taken drinks after the fall of the Bell wicket. England in tatters at the moment, their batsmen woefully out of form and out of confidence. The big question is whether they can go past 126 - which is the follow-on mark. Even bigger question is whether Clarke will enforce it, if Australia have that option. Stokes will be facing off after the restart.

17.4

Siddle to Bell, out Caught by Haddin!! Another one falls. England are now 23/5. Fine bowling - making Bell play with one close to off stump, held it's line, took the edge and an easy catch to the keeper. This could end very quickly - the innings I'm talking about. Bell c Haddin b Siddle 2(32)

Siddle to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

17.3

Siddle to Bell, no run, fullish outside off, Bell plays it with soft hands, to gully

17.2

Siddle to Ballance, 1 run, defended wide of short leg, a quick single taken

17.1

Siddle to Ballance, no run, straight off the thigh pad and down to Haddin. Nip-backer from Siddle, missed the inside edge and went off the back leg to Haddin. The Aussies knew it and didn't appeal fervently

16.6

Watson to Bell, no run, pushed without any conviction towards mid-off. Ryano and Clarke in the slips, have their hands on their head - maybe they spotted something that nobody did

16.5

Watson to Bell, no run, again good fielding from Lyon at cover. Dives to his right, this time to stop the defensive shot

16.4

Watson to Bell, no run, in the channel outside off, Bell shoulders arms

16.3

Watson to Bell, no run, pitched up and swinging away, left alone

16.2

Watson to Bell, no run, pitched up on off, Bell gets forward to defend to cover

16.1

Watson to Bell, no run, full on off, Bell leans forward to defend to cover

Shane Watson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

15.6

Siddle to Ballance, no run, Siddle draws Ballance forward with a full one outside off, defended to point. Siddle starts with a maiden over

15.5

Siddle to Ballance, no run, defends off the back foot to point

15.4

Siddle to Ballance, no run, definitely played at that, in the corridor of uncertainty, Ballance fiddled at it and it missed the edge by not much

15.3

Siddle to Ballance, no run, good length outside off, left alone

15.2

Siddle to Ballance, no run, short of length on off, Ballance blocks it down the track

15.1

Siddle to Ballance, no run, short and wide outside off, Ballance hops to cut, but finds point

Peter Siddle, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

14.6

R Harris to Bell, no run, good fielding from Lyon at cover, prevents any runs. Went quickly to his left and stopped the firm defensive push

14.5

R Harris to Bell, no run, shouts of 'wait wait' as Bell defends to the right of point

14.4

R Harris to Bell, no run, full outside off, an open faced defensive stroke to gully

14.3

R Harris to Bell, no run, tight delivery on the stumps, Bell is tighter in his defence

14.2

R Harris to Bell, 2 runs, too straight on the stumps, Bell gets forward and tucks it wide of mid-on, a couple of runs this time

14.1

R Harris to Ballance, 3 runs, Ballance is off the mark with a confident looking shot - an off-drive past mid-off, well-timed for three runs. That should please Ballance

Can't say anything positive about Pietersen's innings today. Chased at a very wide one, nearly nicked that, then almost ran himself out the very next ball, in trying to take a risky single and finally played a loose stroke - edging on an-the-up drive to first slip. Looked like he wanted to get off the SCG as quickly as possible. Another England batsman mentally shot at the moment!

13.6

Johnson to Bell, no run, lifter, outside off, Bell pulls his bat inside the line and lets it go

13.5

Johnson to Bell, no run, short of length on the stumps, Bell drops it on the off-side, hopping back

13.4

Johnson to Bell, no run, very wide again and Bell ignores

13.3

Johnson to Bell, no run, well wide of off, Bell can leave that easily

13.2

Johnson to Bell, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone

13.1

Johnson to Bell, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended back down the track

12.6

R Harris to Ballance, no run, tight delivery on off stump, Ballance gets forward to defend it back to Harris

R Harris to Ballance, no run, first ball for Ballance in Test cricket and he is rapped on the pads, but that pitched outside leg. Nervy moment for Ballance

Gary Ballance, left handed bat, comes to the crease

12.2

R Harris to Pietersen, out Caught by Watson!! Deary me! Pietersen is gone after a crazy little innings. Needn't have played at that - full and wide outside off - but did, went after it, tried to drive on the up, could only edge it to Watson who holds on this time. Comfortable catching height - near his chest and he gobbles it up. Harris exults with a fist pump. Australia all over England now. Pietersen c Watson b R Harris 3(9)

R Harris to Pietersen, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

12.1

R Harris to Pietersen, no run, pitched up outside off, Pietersen tries to drive firmly, but gets an outside edge that rolls along the ground to point. Didn't look convincing there

11.6

Johnson to Bell, no run, full outside off, left alone. Some peace out there finally

11.5

Johnson to Pietersen, 1 run, now a crazy single to follow the poor shot. Daft from Pietersen. Defends off the back foot in front of point, sets off, Warner is quick, but his throw misses even as Pietersen dives to make his crease. Would've been interesting with a direct hit. Why would you want to take on Warner? Some things Pietersen does...

11.4

Johnson to Pietersen, no run, what is Pietersen doing? Very loose! Went after a very wide full delivery outside off, chased it, in trying to drive and very nearly edged it. Would've been a catastrophic dismissal

11.3

Johnson to Pietersen, no run, short of length outside off, Pietersen defends in front of mid-off, no chance of a quick single

11.2

Johnson to Pietersen, 2 runs, down leg, whipped to fine leg, a comfortable couple of runs and Pietersen is off the mark as well

11.1

Johnson to Pietersen, no run, short and down leg, Pietersen wanted to hook and then lets it go. Good take by Haddin

Michael Vaughan on air: 'Forget 127, even 27 looks a fair way off.' Vaughany definitely is a funny man!

10.6

R Harris to Bell, no run, Harris' inswingers are troubling Bell. This one nips in to strike the batsman high on the pads. Height and would've gone down leg as well. Australia don't even ponder a review this time

10.5

R Harris to Bell, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended back to the bowler

10.4

R Harris to Bell, no run, pitched up outside off, Bell opens the face of the bat and defends to gully where Warner is alert, goes to his left and stops, turns around and threatens to throw down the stumps

10.3

R Harris to Bell, no run, solidly forward and defending to cover

10.2

R Harris to Bell, no run, that was always going down leg, nipped in and hit Bell on the pad as the batsman flicked and missed. Harris was the one who was convinced, had a chat to his skipper and prompted him to go for the review. Replays showed it was comfortably missing leg

Australia have reviewed an lbw appeal against Bell. Aleem Dar said no. It is missing and Australia have lost a review. Bell survives.

10.1

R Harris to Bell, no run, full outside off, defended with an open face to gully

Anderson, tried to be brave today, got hit on the hand by Johnson as well, but didn't have the technique to stand up to the fiery Johnson. Australia well on top and the two best English batsmen in this side are at the crease now. Finally time for them to come good?

9.6

Johnson to Pietersen, no run, again attacking the stumps is Johnson, Pietersen defends it back to him

9.5

Johnson to Pietersen, no run, good first ball from Johnson to Pietersen. Full, fast and on off, Pietersen manages to keep it out with a defensive shot back to the bowler

Kevin Pietersen, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.4

Johnson to J Anderson, out Caught by Clarke!! Softening up over, now the wicket comes. Short, short, then full, Anderson had to play at it, pushed out at a length ball outside off, got a thick edge which went low to 2nd slip's right where Clarke grabbed it without any trouble. Anderson was never expected to hang on for a long time today and he perishes quickly. J Anderson c Clarke b Johnson 7(24) [4s-1]

Johnson to J Anderson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

9.3

Johnson to J Anderson, no run, beaten on the drive. The sucker full delivery outside off, Anderson aims for a leaden-footed drive and misses again

9.2

Johnson to J Anderson, no run, wild shot. Short and wide outside off, Anderson aimed an almighty slash and missed by a mile

9.1

Johnson to J Anderson, FOUR, leading edge and over the slip cordon. Short ball on the body, Anderson was hanging back, fending, it hit the shoulder of the bat and looped over the slips. Michael Vaughan on air sarcastically quips; 'what a shot that is.'

8.6

R Harris to J Anderson, 1 run, flicked off the hip to leg gully where Lyon can't stop cleanly. Anderson has to take the single and will now be on strike to Johnson

8.5

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, superb lifter from Harris. Nothing much Anderson could've done. Too good for a batsman of his class, spars at it, the ball flies through to Haddin who has to be quick to haul it back in, leapt to take it well

8.4

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, solidly in behind this short of length ball on off

8.3

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, short and down leg, easy leave comparatively for Anderson

8.2

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, just wide of short leg! Anderson fending off a short ball and it looped tantalisingly wide of Bailey. All action

8.1

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, hops up and defends to the off-side, wants a quick single but Warner at point is in very quickly, Anderson retreats back

Now Anderson is putting on his glove. Looks alright to go again. We should be ready to go again and we are. Coming back to Cook - his dismissal just showed how much he has been mentally shot in this series. Just left alone a ball that was coming back in to hit off. Frazzled mind and it showed. Must be a very hard place to be in - I'm referring to Cook's mind. Anyway here we go for the restart

Anderson is being attented to by the physio. He was hit on the glove when he sparred at the short delivery when facing Johnson last over. The left thumb is the problem. Was a very fast short delivery, Anderson was hit on the glove. Must be a very painful blow. A slight delay in play. Warner and Smith, Bailey and Clarke, Johnson and Lyon have a chat - using the time available.

Johnson to Bell, no run, short and down leg, very short, Bell ducks, Haddin leaps high to collect

7.4

Johnson to J Anderson, 1 run, nearly cleaned up Anderson's face! What fierce fast bowling this is! Ripping short ball, aimed at Anderson's head, the batsman uses the bat as a shield, just hangs it up in hope and the ball balloons off it, safely on the off-side - away from any catching fielder

7.3

Johnson to J Anderson, no run, good fielding by Lyon diving to his right at backward square leg, tucked well off the pads and the spinner saved some runs

7.2

Johnson to J Anderson, no run, full and aiming for the stumps, nearly got through Anderson, who got an inside edge onto the pads as he looked to drive

7.1

Johnson to J Anderson, no run, Johnson ambles in and hits Anderson on the shoulder of the bat, Anderson fends awkwardly and the ball lands safely on the off-side. Frenetic start to the day

6.6

R Harris to Bell, no run, what an over this is! Bell almost chipping one to mid-on. Shaped to play to leg, got a leading edge and watched as it tantalisingly fell in front of the fielder. Blimey, what action in the opening over of the day. So nearly could've had a couple of wickets in that over - Harris finishes with just one

6.5

R Harris to Bell, no run, confidently defended off the back foot this time

6.4

R Harris to Bell, no run, now beats him with one that holds it's line outside off, Bell very nervy early on, has a poke and is lucky not to edge it. Superb bowling from Harris

6.3

R Harris to Bell, no run, Dropped by Shane Watson at 1st slip! What action! What drama! Bell should've gone first ball as he is squared up by a ball around off, the edge carries comfortably to Watson, who drops a sitter. Can't believe that he has dropped that and drops his head down. Should have been two wickets in two balls for Harris

Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6.2

R Harris to Cook, out Lbw!! What was Cook thinking? He has shouldered arms to a ball on off stump and is palpably lbw. Aleem Dar had the finger up in a flash. Harris and Australia can't believe their luck. Pitched up and swinging back in towards off, Cook just opted to leave that alone, it nipped in to rap him right in front. Would've crashed into off. Cook had a word with J Anderson and then just walked off. Dream start for Australia on day 2. Cook lbw b R Harris 7(19) [4s-1]

R Harris to Cook, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

6.1

R Harris to Cook, no run, bang on target first ball is Harris, Cook shuffles across a tad and defends it to the off-side

Yes it is Harris who will bowl first. Three slips, a gully, short leg and a catching silly mid-off in place. Cook to face off. Here is the first ball

So all set for day 2 of this Pink Test. The players are out there in the middle and so are the umpires. A glorious day in Sydney - clear blue skies with just the odd cloud on view. Superb conditions to play cricket in. Ryano Harris is warming up and looks like he will bowl first up.

Meanwhile, English all-rounder, Ben Stokes has admitted his side letting Australia off the hook. 'We started really well, getting them 90 for five, but Haddin and Smith counter-attacked and they ended up getting 50 or 60 more than we would have liked," said Stokes. "We just need to start stringing more dot balls and maidens together which creates pressure. We did it this morning when we had them 90 for five. Pressure creates more chances and the more pressure we build the more luck we will have' he said.

Jonathan Agnew's feature on BBC Sport carries the following headline: 'Brad Haddin shatters England's hope'. He goes on writing, 'In terms of pure entertainment, the first day of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney was outstanding, but from an England point of view it was a disappointingly familiar tale as they once again let a promising position slip.'

He adds, 'In every Test of this series Australia's top-order batsmen have under-performed in their first innings - and every time Brad Haddin has engineered a recovery. Haddin's self-assurance at the crisis, and the air of authority he radiates, inspires at least one of his partners. In Brisbane it was Mitchell Johnson, at Melbourne Nathan Lyon, and at Perth and here it was Steve Smith, also of NSW. He grew in Haddin's shadow then went on to his third Test century with ever-increasing fluency. So much easier if a veteran at the other end shows you how'.

Scyld Berry's special for the Telegraph UK has this headline: 'The one mistake Australia's keeper-bat Brad Haddin has made? Following Adam Gilchrist'

Mike Selvey's article for the Guardian carries this headline: 'Steve Smith century tips the balance for Australia in fifth Ashes Test'

But before that, let us have a sneak-peek at what the newspapers have in store for us.

After the Haddin-Smith show, Mitchell Johnson undid the under-pressure Carberry with a combination of pace and bounce. An acid test awaits Ali Cook and nightwatchman Jimmy Anderson. Can Cook rumble back to his best to rescue his wounded side or will it be Mitch all the way? Let us unravel all the answers as Day 2 at the SCG resumes.

After having reduced Australia to 97-5, England squandered away another promising start. Brad Haddin combined well with Steven Smith in a counter-punching 128-run stand to put Australia ahead in the contest. During the process, Australia's lower middle order life-guard, Brad Haddin completed the unique feat of compiling a fifty in each of the first innings of this return Ashes series. Steve Smith also played some scintillating shots en-route to his 3rd Test hundred. Ryan Harris also starred in a charming cameo before Ben Stokes lent some late cheer for the English fans, claiming a 6-fer.

That rounds off things for day 1 of this Pink Test at the SCG. Day 2 should be a cracker as well, we will be up early to bring you all the action as it happens. Do join us for that, until then, enjoy the rest of the day and if you still haven't had enough of cricket - hop tabs to follow Pakistan v Sri Lanka. See you tomorrow. Sayonara!

Michael Vaughan: Brilliant from @benstokes38 ... The shining light of the tour for England...

BBC TMS: WORLD RECORD. Australia have now scored 38 sixes in the series the most by any team in a Test series

Ric Finlay: S Smith becomes the 95th Aussie to make 1000 Test runs.

Piers Morgan: One of the best Test centuries I've ever seen. Smith's a superb cricketer

Jesse Hogan: 5 consec Tests same line-up for Aus, for only third time ever

Before we finish off for the day, here are a few tweets from the twitterverse

There was a cameo from Ryan Harris as well and just when it looked like Australia will bat out the day, Stokes hastened the end with three wickets in one over, including two in two balls. He finished with a 6-fer, his maiden 5-fer in Tests and today's showing once again underscores his vast improvement as this series has progressed. Certainly the find of the tour for England and their biggest positive. Something to cheer for the beleaguered English side.

Earlier in the day, after being inserted in, Australia found themselves in familiar trouble, losing their first five wickets for 97 runs. And then in walked Brad Haddin. As he has done right through this series, he counter-attacked and shifted the momentum towards his side. The game took a turn as England were left ruing another missed opportunity. Steven Smith played second fiddle while Haddin was there, then grabbed the initiative and made his 2nd hundred of the series. Once again a fine knock under pressure, similar to the hundred he made at Perth.

Australia it is who have won that mini 25-minute session. Always an uphill battle for England's openers who had to come out to face that short sharp burst from Johnson and Co. Carberry was lucky to survive a caught behind appeal, when he clearly nicked it and then was out the very next ball - with Lyon taking a low catch at leg gully. Anderson survived some anxious moments and along with Cook has seen his side through to stumps.

5.6

Johnson to J Anderson, no run, Anderson sees it out safely. And that will be stumps as well on day 1. Hops on the back foot and rides the bounce, dabs it to gully who fields and off the players go.

So the last ball of the day coming up

5.5

Johnson to J Anderson, no run, Anderson doesn't take the couple on offer. Says no to Cook after he flicks it off his hips behind square. There was an easy couple to take, but Anderson was in no mood to leave his crease

5.4

Johnson to Cook, 1 run, Johnson goes for the attempted yorker, misses and it is flicked away to fine leg, Cook is off strike

5.3

Johnson to Cook, no run, does well to go back and steer it to point

5.2

Johnson to Cook, no run, Jaffa! Fast, full and swerving away past the outside edge of Cook. Cook tried to cover for the movement, but the feet didn't move in time to defend that rocket. Johnson has a stare at the England skipper. Couple of nasty deliveries from Johnson this over

5.1

Johnson to Cook, no run, fab cricket all around. Fantastic short ball, right on the face of Cook who is hopping and does well to keep it down, dropped it dead in front of short leg. Johnson has his hands on his head, but that was very well played by the England skipper.

4.6

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, edged and doesn't carry to first slip. Anderson is expecting a short ball, the feet are planted in the crease, pushes out at it, luckily the edge falls in front of the slipper

We should get one more over before close of play today

4.5

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, again well played! Right in behind the short delivery again

Now Harris is coming from round the wicket

4.4

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, Anderson rises onto his toes and drops it down with soft hands in front of short leg. Played the short ball well

4.3

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, down leg and Anderson doesn't play a shot this time

Mitchell Johnson is being brought in at a backward square leg position in a catching role. An umbrella field this

4.2

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, Anderson tries to go inside the line and flick it away, misses. The ball goes wide and over the leg stump

Lyon is now even more squarer at leg gully. Three slips and a short leg in place as well

4.1

R Harris to J Anderson, no run, short and down leg, Anderson tries to flick, can't get any bat on it

That was a fine catch by Lyon at leg gully, but one has to question Carberry - why was he playing it in the air when a fielder was stationed there. Or was it a case of him not knowing that a fielder was there. Either ways, a poor way to get out and his tour has gone downhill after a promising start.

3.6

Johnson to Cook, no run, yorker on off, Cook is good enough to dig it out

Johnson loses his run-up now and aborts. Has to go back and bowl that one again

3.5

Johnson to J Anderson, 1 run, fended away! Anderson in the air, in trying to negotiate the searing sharp short delivery, fends it just wide of point. Was in the air for a while, but went to ground quickly

3.4

Johnson to J Anderson, no run, beaten first ball! Loose from Anderson as he tries to flirt at one well outside off and misses. So nearly could've nicked that

James Anderson, left handed bat, comes to the crease

3.3

Johnson to Carberry, out Caught by Lyon!! Superb catch. Carberry's 2nd life lasts all of one ball. Flicked off the hips, it was travelling and Lyon at leg gully grabs it with both hands, going low to his right. Gets up and runs away even as his joyous mates try to catch him. Carberry is gone for a duck and Johnson has struck early again. Carberry c Lyon b Johnson 0(9)

Johnson to Carberry, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

3.2

Johnson to Carberry, no run, Bailey heard a sound as he appeals for a caught behind. What do we have here? Replays show that Carberry may have nicked that. Hot-Spot picks up a tiny speck on Carberry's bat. No-one apart from Bailey appealed and Carberry survives. He pushed forward to defend and got a tiny, tiny edge.

3.1

Johnson to Cook, 1 run, well played. Goes deep in the crease, plays the defensive shot with soft hands in front of cover, hares across for a quick single as Carberry responds in kind. Good batting that from the England skipper, getting away from Johnson

2.6

R Harris to Carberry, no run, fullish and on off, Carberry defends solidly to mid-on

Now Harris coming from round the wicket

2.5

R Harris to Cook, 1 run, tucked wide of midwicket for a quick single

2.4

R Harris to Cook, no run, three leaves in a row from Cook

A silly mid-off in a catching position, ready to pick up the loose off-drive in the air

2.3

R Harris to Cook, no run, slanted across on a fuller length, left alone

2.2

R Harris to Cook, no run, angled across Cook, who shoulders arms

2.1

R Harris to Cook, no run, pitched up outside off, Cook drives it back to R Harris without any timing

1.6

Johnson to Carberry, no run, ironic cheers from the SCG crowd as Carberry rises onto his toes and defends it to cover

1.5

Johnson to Carberry, no run, now plays inside the line to another fullish one in the corridor of uncertainty and leaves it alone. Tucked the bat inside the pad and allowed it to go through

1.4

Johnson to Carberry, no run, that's beaten him for sure as Johnson breaches the 150kph mark. Huge roar from the SCG crowd. Extra bounce for Johnson and in the corridor of uncertainty, Carberry poked at it and is beaten comprehensively

A leg gully in place now

1.3

Johnson to Carberry, no run, full and outside off, hint of away shape from Johnson, Carberry certainly fiddled at that and missed. Good speeds from Johnson

1.2

Johnson to Carberry, no run, rising outside off, short of length, left alone

1.1

Johnson to Carberry, no run, a huge appeal for a caught behind, but Erasmus rejects the appeal. Australia ponder a review, but they don't go for it. This is what happened: Johnson runs in with the SCG crowd egging him on, Carberry looks to defend, the ball looks to have missed the inside edge, then it brushes the back leg and carries to Haddin. Haddin was convinced there was a nick on that, replays show that it may have missed the bat. Good first cherry from Johnson

R Harris to Cook, no run, rising outside off, Cook hoists his bat and then lets it go. Good carry through to Haddin

0.4

R Harris to Cook, FOUR, Cook is away with a punchy drive through cover, a low full toss and he puts it away

0.3

R Harris to Cook, no run, Harris brings Cook forward with a full delivery outside off, the England skipper confidently defends to mid-off

A bat pad in place apart from the four slips for Harris

0.2

R Harris to Cook, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

0.1

R Harris to Cook, no run, pitched up on off, Cook gets a good stride forward and defends

Cook and Carberry are at the crease. Cook is on strike. R Harris will open the attack

Welcome back for the England innings. 12 overs left in the day, but we won't get them all in. Ryano Harris with the new cherry, with four slips in place. Ali Cook to face

Australia will now have 25 minutes to have a crack at the English. Certainly an uncomfortable period for the openers. Mitchell Johnson and Co. will be steaming in. We will be back shortly for that.

The hugely impressive Stokes has finished off the Aussie innings, taking 3 wickets in an over to hasten the end. But I fear the damage may have been done already - by the Haddin-Smith stand. When Haddin came in, Australia were 97/5, by the time he fell, the score was on 225. The momentum had changed in a jiffy and England let go of the opportunity once again. Smith was terrific as well, playing a crucial knock under pressure on a grassy wicket against some good testing bowling.

75.6

Stokes to S Smith, out Caught by (sub)J Root!! A swift end to the Aussie innings. Third wicket for Stokes in the over and his 6th overall. Smith had no option but to play the big shot, tried to go over mid-on, but hit it straight to the fielder there. Easy catch and Australia end on 326. S Smith c (sub)J Root b Stokes 115(154) [4s-17 6s-1]

Stokes to S Smith, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

75.5

Stokes to Lyon, 1 run, yorker length outside off, dug out to cover, and Lyon takes the single

75.4

Stokes to Lyon, no run, dropped by Anderson at 4th slip! Lyon flashing away from the body, gets a healthy edge, just carried to a diving Anderson, who went with his left-hand, it didn't stick. The fielder at third slip, tried to go for the rebound, but the ball had hit the turf by then. Lyon survives

75.3

Stokes to Lyon, no run, no he can't! Lyon gets forward and defends down to point. A hint of a thickish outside edge, but all along the ground

Nathan Lyon, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Four slips and a bat pad in for Stokes as he runs in for the hat-trick ball; it was Stuart Broad who last took a hat-trick for England. Against India. Can Stokes do it? Here he comes

75.2

Stokes to Siddle, out Caught by Bairstow!! Stokes is on a hat-trick now. Golden duck for Siddle. Maiden 5-fer for Stokes as his chuffed team-mates come in to congratulate him. Regulation length ball in the corridor of uncertainty, Siddle fiddled at it, got a thin edge and held by Bairstow. Just about carried to him. Siddle c Bairstow b Stokes 0(1)

Stokes to Siddle, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Peter Siddle, right handed bat, comes to the crease

75.1

Stokes to R Harris, out Caught by J Anderson!! Harris is gone! Drives a length ball uppishly and finds short cover. Anderson catches it and kicks the ball away - letting out all the frustration. 4th wicket for Stokes and Harris' little cameo has come to an end. R Harris c J Anderson b Stokes 22(27) [4s-2 6s-1]

Stokes to R Harris, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

45,352 in at the SCG today for the Pink Test. Certainly a good turnout

74.6

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

74.5

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, Smith runs this down wide of gully and shouts 'wait wait' to Harris. No single taken

74.4

J Anderson to R Harris, 1 run, pitched up on off, driven wide of mid-off for a quick single

74.3

J Anderson to R Harris, SIX, Harris is entertaining the crowd now! That's a fab pull shot, short and outside off, Harris got into a good position as he went on the back foot and then pulled it over deep midwicket. More worries for the mentally shot England team. Harris certainly liked that as he followed the path of the ball. A good catch in the crowd too - on the rebound as the first man shells it

74.2

J Anderson to R Harris, no run, back of a length outside off, steered to point

74.1

J Anderson to R Harris, no run, back of a length on off, Harris defends it to point from the crease

73.6

Stokes to R Harris, 3 runs, Harris is playing his strokes, this one is driven in the air wide of cover. Three more to the total

73.5

Stokes to R Harris, no run, pitched up on off, Harris looks to drive through cover, gets a thick inside edge to mid-on

73.4

Stokes to R Harris, no run, Stokes tries the yorker, on off, dug out back to the bowler

73.3

Stokes to R Harris, no run, pitched up outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover

73.2

Stokes to S Smith, 1 run, dabbed square of the wicket, a quick single taken

73.1

Stokes to S Smith, 2 runs, Smith is looking to play the big shots now, tries to launch Stokes over mid-off, the bat turns in his hand and the inside edge rolls to the on-side. Gets a couple though

Ben Stokes [17.5-1-92-3] is back into the attack

It has suddenly gone a bit cloudy at Sydney

72.6

J Anderson to R Harris, FOUR, magnificent shot! He has tried to hit everything hard this over, this one is pure timing. A back foot punch through cover and the timing takes it all the way to the ropes

72.5

J Anderson to R Harris, no run, tries to cut that too hard and the inside edge rolls to mid-on

72.4

J Anderson to R Harris, 2 runs, short outside off, Harris punches off the back foot, not so well timed to gain four, but a couple nevertheless

72.3

J Anderson to R Harris, FOUR, Harris isn't going to hang around with all these short stuff going on. Pulls a short one and the top-edge flies over the slip cordon

72.2

J Anderson to R Harris, no run, nips back in on off stump, turned to square leg

72.1

J Anderson to R Harris, no run, short of length on off, Harris defends it back to Anderson

James Anderson [19.0-3-50-1] is back into the attack

71.6

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, leans forward and defends calmly

71.5

Borthwick to S Smith, FOUR, filth. Utter dross from Borthwick. Another friendly full toss, Smith accepts the invite and slams it beating deep midwicket running across to his left

71.4

Borthwick to S Smith, 2 runs, gets forward and works it through midwicket, for a couple of runs

Borthwick to S Smith, 1 run, Smith comes down the track and aims for a big hit, got too close to the pitch of the ball, the thick inside edge rolls to the on-side

71.1

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, good fielding by Ballance at cover, prevents the boundary - was anticipating the shot and dived to his left, but did well to move to his right and field the firm cut shot of Smith

70.6

Broad to R Harris, no run, pitched up on off, Harris drives, but straight to the fielder at point

Now Harris pulls out as Broad runs in. Someone moved as Harris was about to face the delivery. Pulls out, and then explains why he did so - gesturing to Broad, who has a smile on his face during that conversation

70.5

Broad to R Harris, no run, very short and down leg, Harris half ducks and leaves

70.4

Broad to R Harris, byes, FOUR, very short and following Harris who was backing away to pull, misses and though Bairstow got a glove leaping high to his left, he couldn't prevent the four byes

Broad is now coming from round the wicket

70.3

Broad to R Harris, no run, the short ball barrage continues, Harris under this as well

70.2

Broad to R Harris, no run, short delivery and Harris ducks under it

70.1

Broad to S Smith, 1 run, too straight on the stumps, worked away wide of midwicket

69.6

Borthwick to S Smith, 1 run, goes on the backfoot and whips it to deep mid wicket

69.5

Borthwick to S Smith, FOUR, 100 for Smith! The 2nd hundred of this series and all his Test hundreds have been Ashes hundreds. What a gift from Borthwick though, a friendly 'hit me' full toss outside off, Smith steps out and whacks it high and wide over long-on. A pump of the fist, a scream of delight, then removes the helmet, acknowledges the cheers of his home crowd. Kissed the Aussie crest on the helmet as well. Haddin was pumped up in the dressing room as well. Good reception from the SCG to Smith's hundred. Another Smith hundred in a crisis situation - well played

69.4

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, rides the bounce and dabs it to point

69.3

Borthwick to S Smith, SIX, Smith does a Sehwag! No nervous nineties for him. Steps out and is to the pitch of the ball, before going through with the lofted hit over long-on. All the way and just a run away now from his 2nd hundred of the series

69.2

Borthwick to R Harris, 1 run, full toss outside off, driven to long off

Broad to R Harris, no run, ill-directed and down leg, easy leave that for Harris

68.5

Broad to R Harris, no run, now the inside edge onto the pads falls well in front of Ballance at short leg. Definite ploy by the English to target Harris with the short delivery on the ribs, this one is there as well, Harris fends and luckily the ball pops just near his feet

68.4

Broad to R Harris, no run, short ball again from Broad, Harris is in no position to play the hook, the ball whizzes past his head as the attempted shot fails miserably

68.3

Broad to R Harris, no run, well played by Harris. He rode the bounce on this delivery and dropped it with soft hands on the off-side

68.3

Broad to R Harris, wide, short, too short in fact and rightfully called a wide

68.2

Broad to R Harris, no run, short of length on the pads, Harris tries to whip it away, can't and the ball runs past short leg. No chance for a quick single

Broad isn't happy with the ball. He is having a look at it, shows it to Anderson and then is happy to continue with it for the moment.

68.1

Broad to S Smith, 3 runs, Broad errs by going too full, drilled past mid-on, another three runs it is to Smith and he moves into the nineties

67.6

Borthwick to S Smith, 3 runs, often he has bowled full tosses and Smith doesn't need a second invitation, hammers it across the line, good fielding from Stokes running to his left from deep midwicket prevents the boundary, dived and pulled it back. Good stuff that from the ginger lad from Durham, helping out his mate from the same county

67.5

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, now the leg-break turns, Smith sees and leaves it alone as it is outside off

67.4

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, well tossed up outside off, Smith is forward and defending

Ryan Harris, right handed bat, comes to the crease

So with that wicket, it will be drinks as well

67.3

Borthwick to Johnson, out Caught by (sub)J Root!! Big moment for the debutant, Borthwick. Maiden Test wicket for him. Ugly mow from Johnson, throws his wicket away in trying to deposit the leggie out of the park - the slog across the line, produces a top-edge which is well-judged by Root coming in from long-on. Borthwick is all smiles as his team-mates engulf him. Johnson c (sub)J Root b Borthwick 12(32)

Borthwick to Johnson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

67.2

Borthwick to S Smith, 1 run, Smith comes down the track and realises he isn't to the pitch, adjusts and dabs it square of the wicket on the off-side

67.1

Borthwick to Johnson, 1 run, dragged down, Johnson pulls to deep mid wicket, just a single as the fielder is placed there

66.6

Broad to S Smith, no run, Broad bangs it in short, good delivery too as it followed Smith, who half ducks and sways out of the way

66.5

Broad to S Smith, FOUR, top shot! Smith riding the bounce, going on the back foot and then punching it wide of point. The weight transfer was perfect from Smith

66.4

Broad to S Smith, no run, tries to go for a big drive, mistimed to mid-off

66.3

Broad to S Smith, no run, good length on off stump, Smith defends it back towards mid-on

66.2

Broad to S Smith, no run, short of length on off, easy defensive shot for Smith

66.1

Broad to Johnson, 1 run, angling in, on the middle and leg stump, from round the wicket, clipped away to long leg

Stuart Broad [16.5-3-55-2] is back into the attack

65.6

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, and nearly a wicket now! Smith tries to go for a big drive through cover, gets a big inside edge onto the pads that stays near his feet and doesn't go back on to hit the stumps. Encouraging comeback over from Borthwick

65.5

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, ripper of a delivery. Superb leg-break, pitches outside off and turns past the outside edge of the groping Smith's bat. So close to the edge that

65.4

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, tossed up on off, Smith leans forward to defend

65.3

Borthwick to Johnson, 1 run, eased to long-on

65.2

Borthwick to S Smith, 1 run, good fielding from deep midwicket prevents the second. Ran in hard and threw it back, Smith wanted the 2nd, Johnson sent him back

65.1

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, extra bounce for Borthwick first up, Smith rides it and cuts it to point, straight to the fielder

Scott Borthwick [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

64.6

J Anderson to S Smith, 1 run, misfield at cover and they take the single. A regulation stop and right through the fielder's hands as Smith drives on the up

64.5

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, full on off, Smith gets forward and defends solidly to cover

64.4

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, full again and outside off again, Smith shoulders arms

64.3

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone

64.2

J Anderson to S Smith, 2 runs, short ball, Smith rolls his wrists and pulls to backward square leg, a couple it is

64.1

J Anderson to S Smith, FOUR, looks like a switch has been flicked on by Smith, activating his uber-aggressive instincts. That's the second aggressive stroke in 3 balls. A controlled, lofted, through the line drive over the umpire's head. The bat just turned in his hand as he played it, but good enough to take it past the ropes

63.6

Stokes to S Smith, 1 run, Stokes goes full again on off, squeezed drive out to sweeper cover

63.5

Stokes to S Smith, FOUR, aggression from Smith. Full and outside off, Smith just went through with the lofted shot, through the line of the ball and over mid-off's head. Wide of him too. That came right out of the middle and clattered into the ropes.

63.4

Stokes to S Smith, 2 runs, on off and middle, Smith plays a flourishing straight-batted drive wide of mid-on, just a couple though

63.3

Stokes to Johnson, 1 run, gets forward to defend, the ball runs off the thick inside half to deep midwicket

63.2

Stokes to Johnson, no run, Stokes gets this to nip in slightly and it grazes the thigh pad of Johnson as he looked to fend it away. The extra bounce causing Johnson some issues there

63.1

Stokes to Johnson, no run, punched off the back foot, but straight to the fielder at point

62.6

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, Smith comes on the frontfoot and lets it run off the face of the bat, Smith declines the call for a quick single as the ball goes wide of gully

Rankin looked very emotional when speaking to the physio, just before going off. Not sure whether I spotted a tear or two from the giant. Certainly a very painful debut game for the Irishman-turned Englishman

62.5

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, defended to cover

62.4

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

62.3

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, now an inside edge onto the pads as Smith looks to defend off the back foot. The ball rolls to the off-side

62.2

J Anderson to Johnson, 3 runs, pitched up outside off, Johnson pushes away from the body, beats a sprawling Carberry to his left at point. The batsmen come back for the third

62.1

J Anderson to Johnson, no run, pitches outside leg and strikes Johnson high on the pads, once again Johnson missing out an a run-scoring opportunity

Tim Bresnan is on the field for Boyd Rankin

61.6

Stokes to Johnson, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, turned wide of midwicket for a quick single

61.5

Stokes to Johnson, no run, straight on the stumps, flicked wristily, but straight to the fielder at mid-on

61.4

Stokes to Johnson, no run, are England reviewing this? Cook takes a step forward and then retreats to his fielding position. Again pitches outside leg, and strikes Johnson on the pads, as the batsman missed the flick. England and Stokes knew it and rightfully didn't review it. Stokes was the one, who said no to his captain, when the latter asked him for an opinion. Good call

61.3

Stokes to Johnson, no run, bouncer, too short and Johnson ducks under it

Oh dear! Rankin is holding his hammy again. Just one delivery and he has pulled up again. Anderson, Broad, Cook and the physio congegrate around Rankin. Rankin is having a chat to the physio now. Rankin is under a lot of pain. Off he goes one more time. You have to feel for the big man from Ireland. On his Test debut, he has pulled up twice and is off to the dressing room to have more medical attention. The left hamstring is the problem. Ben Stokes will complete the over.

61.1

Rankin to S Smith, no run, loosener from Rankin and a loose shot from Smith. Very ginger is Rankin and he bowls it short and wide outside off, Smith plays well away from the body, in trying to cut and the ball scoots under the bat

Boyd Rankin [8.1-0-34-0] is back into the attack

60.6

J Anderson to Johnson, no run, a loud appeal for lbw and a good decision from Aleem Dar. He spotted the inside edge onto the pads and said no. Otherwise it was as dead as a deer caught in a lion's mouth. Hot-Spot confirms the thin edge.

60.5

J Anderson to Johnson, no run, fullish on off, driven without any timing to mid-on

60.4

J Anderson to Johnson, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Johnson defends to midwicket

60.3

J Anderson to Johnson, no run, drifts well down leg, wasted delivery and it needed a dive from Bairstow to prevent any runs

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to cover off the back foot

59.6

Stokes to Johnson, no run, Johnson defends this short of length delivery on the stumps towards mid-off

59.5

Stokes to Johnson, no run, a mild appeal for lbw, but England and Stokes knew that it pitched outside leg. It did and strikes Johnson high on the pads

59.4

Stokes to Johnson, 2 runs, half-stopped by the fielder at square leg, dives to his right and gets a hand to it, but is not enough to prevent the couple

59.3

Stokes to Johnson, no run, good stop by Stokes on his followthrough, bent down quickly and stopped Johnson's drive with his left-hand

59.2

Stokes to Johnson, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Johnson drives well, but can't beat mid-on

59.1

Stokes to Johnson, no run, Johnson comes on the front foot and defends to mid-on

58.6

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, short of length and straightening outside off, left alone

58.5

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, again firmly into position and driving to mid-off

58.4

J Anderson to S Smith, FOUR, Smith plays a beautiful cover drive! Too full from Anderson, lovely flowing drive into the ground from Smith and that's a very pleasing shot

58.3

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, full and with a hint of shape away, Smith shoulders arms

58.2

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, short of length on off, Smith is back and across, before defending it

58.1

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, good length outside off, left alone

James Anderson [15.0-3-35-1] is back into the attack

Smith now backs away as Anderson runs in, that won't please Jimmy.

57.6

Stokes to Johnson, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Johnson is right in behind it

57.5

Stokes to S Smith, 1 run, Stokes slips in a full toss, Smith flicks to deep square leg, the batsman missed out there

57.4

Stokes to S Smith, no run, now solidly forward and defending to cover

57.3

Stokes to S Smith, FOUR, he plays this shot so well! Rocks back and then plays the extravagant flashy square drive, past gully in an instant and the ball rockets away to the fence. Timed it right off the middle of the bat, that one

57.2

Stokes to S Smith, no run, short of length on off, Smith is right in behind it and defends it solidly

57.1

Stokes to S Smith, no run, short of length outside off, moving away, left alone

56.6

Broad to Johnson, 2 runs, the short balls are posing an issue to Johnson. This one is down leg though, still it has Johnson in an awkward tangle, off the glove and into the ground, before going wide of a diving Bairstow. Johnson is off the mark with that streaky couple

56.5

Broad to Johnson, no run, solidly defended from the crease

56.4

Broad to Johnson, no run, that surprised Johnson! He was coming forward to defend, the ball reared up on him from a good length and hit him high on the bat. He takes his bottom hand off the bat immediately

56.3

Broad to Johnson, no run, again short and once more Johnson ducks

Three slips and a gully in place for Broad as he steams in. The Barmy Army are in full voice again

56.2

Broad to Johnson, no run, fuller length delivery on off stump, Johnson presses forward and defends it back to the bowler

56.1

Broad to Johnson, no run, Broad begins with a short bumper, Johnson ducks under it

55.6

Stokes to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith's attempted pull does not come to pass. The ball may have flicked the shirt en-route to the keeper. The muted caught behind appeal is turned down

55.5

Stokes to Johnson, leg byes, 1 run, straying on the pads, Johnson does not connect the flick, the ball goes off the pads towards square leg

55.4

Stokes to Johnson, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, ignored

Mitchell Johnson, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Mitch walks out to a huge reception.

55.3

Stokes to Haddin, out Caught by Cook!! Ben Stokes brings out an abrupt end to Haddin's resplendent innings. This was on a length and wide outside off with some away nip, Haddin hangs his bat out meekly to get an outside edge that sits in the waiting hands of Cook at first slip. That was a simple regulation catch, Cook makes no mistake. The Barmy army find their voice again. Haddin c Cook b Stokes 75(90) [4s-13]

Stokes to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith camps on the back foot and punches it to point

54.6

Broad to Haddin, no run, nice and full on middle, Haddin blocks it without any fuss

54.5

Broad to Haddin, FOUR, the pull has been a salient feature of Haddin's bright knock. This was a gentle long hop outside off, Haddin blazes this to the deep mid wicket fence

54.4

Broad to Haddin, no run, slightly back of a length and jus outside off, driven gently to the off-side

54.4

Broad to Haddin, wide, banged in very short and over the stumps, Haddin takes evasive action. The umpire calls it a wide, citing the height

54.3

Broad to Haddin, no run, short of length delivery whizzing over the batsman's helmet. Haddin waves and misses. He could have ducked under

54.2

Broad to S Smith, 1 run, similar length and a touch wider, Smith's drive goes only as far as extra cover, an indication that he had not timed it as well as he would have liked

54.1

Broad to S Smith, no run, fullish on off, Smith defends it with an angled bat towards cover

53.6

Stokes to Haddin, FOUR, Haddin's murdered that! This was a gentle length ball on the stumps. Haddin makes room, creating enough leverage to hack it over the bowler's head. Australia are rattling along at an ultra-brisk pace

53.5

Stokes to Haddin, 2 runs, straying on the pads, this is in Haddin's zone as he flicks it to backward square leg

53.4

Stokes to Haddin, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Haddin bunts it to cover

53.3

Stokes to Haddin, FOUR, Is this partnership cricket's equivalent of fireworks over the Sydney Harbour bridge? I do think so. This was a length ball with width on offer, Haddin smashes it over extra cover

53.2

Stokes to S Smith, 1 run, slightly short of length and sliding down leg, Smith pulls it along the turf to fine leg

53.1

Stokes to Haddin, 1 run, a tad full and just outside off, Haddin pootles a lovely drive just wide of extra cover

Ben Stokes [12.0-1-62-2] is back into the attack

Stokes to share duties with Broad

52.6

Broad to S Smith, no run, similar length tailing back in, Smith gets forward and defends it back to the bowler

52.5

Broad to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, carefully blocked

52.4

Broad to S Smith, FOUR, Smith now reaches a fifty of his own. The SCG goes nuts. This was a loose half volley outside off, Smith crashes it through the gap to the deep extra cover fence

52.3

Broad to S Smith, no run, Smith drives again but finds mid-off

52.2

Broad to S Smith, no run, pitched up and just outside off, driven to cover

52.1

Broad to Haddin, 1 run, on a length on middle, turned to mid wicket

Welcome back for the post-tea session. Cook turns to Broad in hope of a desperate breakthrough.

Haddin now holds the record for most runs tallied by a keeper in an Ashes series. Currently sitting pretty on 449 runs, he seems poised to go from strength to strength.

BBC TMS has just tweeted the following: Boyd Rankin is expected to come back onto the field this afternoon, but he is still being assessed to see if he will be able to bowl #Ashes

Then it was the Haddin-Smith show. At a juncture when most teams would have heeded to play conservative cricket, both Haddin and Smith counter-attacked the English bowlers to snatch the initiative away from them. The loss of Boyd Rankin to injury exacerbated England's troubles. Scott Borthwick seems to be following the Kerrigan way. In hindsight, Monty would have been a better option. Can England rally to break this blossoming partnership? Or will the Aussies march along to a sturdy total? Join us shortly to find out in the last session of the day.

Well, the second session followed the all too familiar trend of England handing Australia a free get-out-of-jail pass. England, having reduced the home side to 94-4 at the stroke of lunch were at arms length from the tail. Broad kicked off the middle session on a high, getting rid of Bailey cheaply.

Ladies and gentlemen, that is Tea on Day 1.

51.6

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, fullish and on off, Smith props forward and taps this to mid-on to cap a top session for Australia

Last ball before tea coming up..

51.5

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, climbs off a length and close to off, Smith is happy to ignore it

51.4

J Anderson to Haddin, 1 run, dug in short and outside off again, Haddin does not nail the pull on that occasion, just a single

51.3

J Anderson to Haddin, FOUR, shortish and outside off, Haddin plays his favorite pull shot off the back foot to the deep mid wicket fence

What is the Ashes if not for the war of words. Haddin and Jimmy are in the middle of a heated altercation

51.2

J Anderson to S Smith, 3 runs, not all that short and outside off, Smith miscues the pull to deep mid wicket

51.1

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, length delivery outside off, Smith is in a dilemma whether to play or leave. He is too late to withdraw the ball as the ball goes to the slip cordon

50.6

Stokes to Haddin, no run, on a length and homing in on off, Haddin presses half-forward and dabs it in front of cover

50.5

Stokes to S Smith, 1 run, this was pitched up on middle and off, Smith looks to drive, he only gets an inside snick that rolls away to fine leg

50.4

Stokes to S Smith, no run, Stokes lands this close to off and gets this to jag away, Smith does not bite

50.3

Stokes to S Smith, no run, length delivery on middle and leg, milked to mid-on

Stokes to S Smith, no ball, back of a length and outside off, Smith goes for a pull, all he manages in an underedge that squirts past the stumps. He had almost dragged on there

48.3

Stokes to S Smith, no run, good length ball angled across, left alone

48.2

Stokes to Haddin, 1 run, Haddin acknowledges the wild cheers from Sydney. Fifty in each first innings off this Ashes series. This was a good length ball on middle, Haddin drops it past the bowler towards mid on and hares around for a quick single

The depleted English attack look jaded. With the sun out, batting has become easier

48.1

Stokes to Haddin, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Haddin blocks it from the crease

Ben Stokes [10.0-1-54-2] is back into the attack

47.6

Broad to S Smith, byes, 2 runs, marginally back of a length angled across, Smith shoulders arms again. The ball comes back in after that leave to fox the keeper, the duo scamper across for a couple

47.5

Broad to S Smith, no run, fullish outside off, luring the batsman to drive. Smith declines the offer and says No, thanks with a uber-cool leave

47.4

Broad to S Smith, no run, length ball landing outside off and nipping back in with some extra spice, Smith opts to shoulder arms wisely

47.3

Broad to S Smith, no run, very full on off, Smith jabs it to mid-off again

47.2

Broad to S Smith, no run, length ball on off, Smith negotiates it by presssing across and defends it towards mid-on

47.1

Broad to S Smith, no run, a tad full on off, drawing the batsman into a soft defensive push to mid-off

46.6

Borthwick to Haddin, FOUR, overpitched and on off, Haddin pounches on it as he pummels it past the bowler, dispacthing it to the long off fence with nonchalance

46.5

Borthwick to Haddin, no run, turning away outside off, defended square to point

46.4

Borthwick to Haddin, no run, pitched up and outside off, punched to cover

46.3

Borthwick to Haddin, no run, zooter outside off, left alone calmly

46.2

Borthwick to S Smith, 1 run, Smith comes down the track, takes it on the full and slaps it past the bowler. The man at mid on makes a tumbling stop to reduce it to just a one

46.1

Borthwick to S Smith, FOUR, loose full toss outside off, real New Year gift, Smith accepts it with belligerent glee as he hacks it past a diving extra cover

45.6

Broad to Haddin, no run, Whoa! Killer ball, that cut a well-set Haddin into half. This was a length ball pitching on off and snapping back in to zoot through the massive bad pad gap enroute to the keeper's gloves as Haddin's defence fails miserably

45.5

Broad to Haddin, no run, 139.2 full sucker ball outside off with belated inward dip, Haddin lifts his bat and lets it go

45.4

Broad to Haddin, no run, Haddin hangs back and plays this one straight to Carberry

45.3

Broad to Haddin, no run, great reflexes from Carbs. This was short and outside off, Haddin stands tall and slaps it to point, where Carberry dives and intercepts what would have been a boundary

45.2

Broad to Haddin, no run, slightly back of a length delivery just outside off, Haddin hangs back and pushes this to cover-point

45.1

Broad to Haddin, no run, on a good length swerving away very late, Haddin swishes at it and watches the ball zip past the outside edge. Close shave that

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, pushed through quicker on off, Smith dead bats it and keeps it out

44.4

Borthwick to S Smith, FOUR, Smith comes down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball, converts it into a half volley and slaps it to the long on fence

44.3

Borthwick to Haddin, 3 runs, quicker and outside off, Haddin exploits the pace and delicately runs it down to third man

44.2

Borthwick to Haddin, no run, half tracker again outside off, mistimes the cut back to the bowler

44.1

Borthwick to Haddin, no run, short and outside off, cut to short cover, where Bell dives to his left and makes a diving stop

43.6

Broad to S Smith, no run, full again but Broad gets this one to shape away late, Smith is content to shoulder arms again

43.5

Broad to S Smith, no run, full and holding its line outside off, Smith offers no stroke

43.4

Broad to Haddin, 1 run, on good length and homing in on middle, Haddin goes on the back foot and taps it in front of mid-wicket. The pair sneak in a single

43.3

Broad to Haddin, 2 runs, Haddin backs away, rides the bounce of this back of a length ball outside off and dabs it between gully and point for a brace

43.2

Broad to Haddin, no run, fullish and wide outside off, Haddin invests in a flashy punch to cover-point

Stuart Broad [11.0-3-39-2] is back into the attack

More injury worries for England. Rankin may have done his hamstring or has he hurt his ankle in his delivery stride? The team doctor takes him off the field. That multiplies the workload of Jimmy and Broad. We will update you on the status of Rankin soon.

43.1

Rankin to Haddin, no run, slightly back of a length and slower outside off, Haddin misses the pull as he is palpably early into the shot

Boyd Rankin [8.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

42.6

Borthwick to S Smith, FOUR, shot of mighty intent from Smith. He forays down the track, takes it on the full and slams it between midwicket and long on. 1000 Test runs for Smith. A forgettable first over from Borthwick. Few nerves jangling there

42.5

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, classical leggie just outside off , Smith waves it to mid-on

42.4

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, slower through the air on off, Smith drives it on the rise but it dies down before cover

42.3

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, steered to point

42.2

Borthwick to S Smith, no run, another rubbish ball, this was a hit me full toss on the stumps, Smith whacks it back, the bowler does well to stick his hand out and deflect it towards mid-on

Debutant Borthwick comes into the picture. Captain Cook gives the young tyro a lecture. A slip and a bat-pad in place.

41.6

Stokes to S Smith, no run, switches to the good length ball in the corrdior, Smith lunges forward to drive, an edge again, this time it is the inside snick that squirts away to mid-on

41.5

Stokes to S Smith, FOUR, take that Stokes says Smith. This was also on a length and well outside off, Smith flays it off a thick outside edge to third man

41.4

Stokes to S Smith, no run, length ball on off, Smith props forward and defends it back to the bowler

41.3

Stokes to S Smith, no run, good length ball on middle, keeping low as well, Smith reads it and defends it to mid-on

Smith, ever a fighter, is ready to resume

41.2

Stokes to S Smith, no run, that one pitched on a length and rears up alarmingly, Smith aims to fend off the front foot it but gets smacked on the glove. That would have been nasty as it seemed to have jammed his thumb. Smith takes off his gloves and takes a breather.

41.1

Stokes to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith leaps up and bunts it to the man at cover

Australia have scored 25 from the last 3 overs

40.6

Rankin to S Smith, 1 run, full and homing in on off, Smith fiddles it towards mid wicket to retain strike

40.5

Rankin to S Smith, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Smith hangs his bat out tamely only to get beaten

40.4

Rankin to Haddin, 1 run, England fail to learn, again short and on the body, Haddin pulls it uppishly in front of Borthwick at fine leg

40.3

Rankin to Haddin, FOUR, Haddin continues to counter punch. This was also dropped short and outside off, Haddin unfurls a flat batted pull to the long on fence. Some way to bring up the 50 of the partnership

40.2

Rankin to S Smith, 1 run, length ball homing in on middle, Smith goes on the backfoot and nurdles it in front of mid wicket for a single

40.1

Rankin to S Smith, no run, boings off the surface outside off, Smith ignores as Bairstow grabs it in front of his eyes

39.6

Stokes to Haddin, FOUR, dug in short and outside off again, Haddin is strong with the pull as he plays this with impeccable balance and banishes this to the deep square leg fence

39.5

Stokes to Haddin, no run, half tracker outside off, cut straight to the fielder at point. A couple of yards either side of Carbs would have been a certain boundary

39.5

Stokes to Haddin, no ball, FOUR, Rankin does a 'Finn' for the third time, flicking the bails in his followthrough. This was shortish on the body, Haddin does not flinch as he pulls it to fine leg. Talk about rubbing salt into a wound

39.4

Stokes to Haddin, FOUR, BOOM! This was pitched up and well outside off, Haddin drives it on the rise, pierces the extra cover gap to ping the fence

39.3

Stokes to Haddin, no run, full and hurled on middle, defended back to the bowler off the back foot

39.2

Stokes to Haddin, no run, length ball just outside off, keeping low as well, Haddin adjusts well by crouching low to offer a defensive push to cover

39.1

Stokes to Haddin, no run, good length delivery on off, Haddin props forward and guides it square to point

England are gathered in a huddle, sipping Drinks. It is imperative for them not to let the Aussies off the hook.

Drinks are called on to the field. It has been a mixed first hour post lunch. Whilst England snared Bailey early, Haddin and Smith have combined well to steady the rocking Aussie ship briefly. The job is not yet done, they will have to carry on to help Australia to a strong total.

38.6

Rankin to S Smith, no run, Rankin loses his radar as he sprays this down leg, a real wasted delivery as Smith does not offer any shot

38.5

Rankin to S Smith, no run, better from Rankin as he bowls this fuller and outside off, Smith lunges forward, hoists his bat and ignores

38.4

Rankin to S Smith, FOUR, length ball outside off with extra bounce as well, Smith leaps up and goes for a mighty slash, the thickish outside edge runs away to the third man fence

38.3

Rankin to S Smith, no run, 135.9 steepler outside off but that does not perturb Smith, who drops his wrists and lets it pass

38.2

Rankin to S Smith, no run, length ball with some good lift on off, Smith gets on top of the bounce and defends it in front of the bowler

38.1

Rankin to Haddin, 1 run, good length ball on middle with now hint of swing, Haddin nudges it to mid on from the crease

37.6

Stokes to S Smith, no run, fullish and just outside off again, Smith comes on the front foot and drives it but for no runs as he picks out mid-off

37.5

Stokes to Haddin, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, pushed just wide of extra cover

37.4

Stokes to Haddin, FOUR, Imperious shot from Haddin. This was dug in short and outside off, Haddin rocks back and plays a controlled pull, the ball screams away to the deep mid wicket fence

37.3

Stokes to Haddin, no run, on a length and shaping back in to strike Haddin above the thigh pad as he makes no contact

37.2

Stokes to Haddin, no run, back of a length ball on off, Haddin gets on top of the bounce and defends it to mid-off

37.1

Stokes to Haddin, no run, good length delivery on off, Haddin gets tentatively forward for the drive, the ball trickles past an inside edge to mid-on

Ben Stokes [7.0-1-32-2] is back into the attack

36.6

Rankin to S Smith, FOUR, the extra ball costs England. This was a half tracker outside off, Smith blazes the cut to square of the wicket on the off-side. Smith will never let go a scoring opportunity

36.6

Rankin to S Smith, no ball, splays this down leg, Smith is happy to ignore these. The umpire calls out the bowler for overstepping

36.5

Rankin to Haddin, 3 runs, Yes, there comes the short ball. This was outside off as well, Haddin brings out an instinctive pull and sends it to deep mid wicket, where Anderson hustles back, dives and reels it in before the ropes. Excellent fielding

A short leg pops in now. Ballance is the man under the helmet

36.4

Rankin to Haddin, no run, 135.9kph, fullish and holding its line wide outside off, no shot offered by Haddin

36.3

Rankin to S Smith, 1 run, swinging on to the pads, tucked with ease past square leg for a single

36.2

Rankin to S Smith, no run, slightly back of a length and homing in on off, Smith opens the face of the bat and runs it to point, where Carbs is very alert

36.1

Rankin to S Smith, no run, pitched up and moving away outside off, Smith plonks his front foot forward, covers his off-pole and lets it pass to the keeper

The cloud cover has dissipated. Sunshine peeks in at the SCG

35.6

J Anderson to Haddin, no run, length ball holding its line outside off, ignored by Haddin

J Anderson to Haddin, no run, rises off a length outside off, Haddin stands tall and pushes it to the off-side

35.4

J Anderson to Haddin, no run, slightly back of a length and on the fourth stump channel again, Haddin gets half forward and blocks it back to the bowler

35.3

J Anderson to Haddin, no run, this time J Anderson goes a touch wide outside off, Haddin stays in the crease and steers it towards point

35.2

J Anderson to Haddin, no run, slightly back of a length on off, Haddin goes on the back foot and blocks it back to Jimmy

35.1

J Anderson to S Smith, 1 run, fullish and homing in on off, Smith places the drive just wide extra cover, allowing him to turn over the strike

34.6

Rankin to Haddin, no run, length ball angled across, he gets that customary lift as well, Haddin is up to the task as he hoists his bat and allows it go to the keeper, who grabs it in front of his eyes

34.5

Rankin to Haddin, no run, length ball coming back in with steep bounce, Haddin presses across and aims to force it to mid-wicket but to no avail as he cops a blow above his waist

34.4

Rankin to Haddin, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Haddin hops up a smidge and guides it towards Carbs at point

34.3

Rankin to Haddin, 2 runs, similar length on off, Haddin drives it with an angled bat past cover to pick up a brace

34.2

Rankin to Haddin, no run, fullish on off, Haddin half-drives it back to the bowler with his feet in cement

34.1

Rankin to Haddin, no run, he is just warming up I guess. This was an innocuous fullish ball well outside off at 129 kph, Haddin ignores it

Boyd Rankin [4.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

The trampolining Rankin is back now

33.6

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Smith blocks it decently to end the over

33.5

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, length ball climbing in threateningly, Smith wears it on his glove

J Anderson to Haddin, no run, on a length and tailing back in again, Haddin aims to defend but the ball brushes the thigh pad and travels to the keeper, who grabs it well. The orginal call is upheld as there was no conclusive proof of an edge

An appeal for caught behind. The umpire does not agree to England's plea. Cook has a chat with Jimmy and then calls DRS into service. It is a legitimate delivery. The deflection was the ball brushing the pad. There seems to no evidence of an edge from Snicko as well. Not out is the call

33.2

J Anderson to Haddin, no run, length ball nipping back in sharply, Haddin misses the defence and is hit high on the pads

33.1

J Anderson to Haddin, no run, back of a length delivery swinging down leg, Haddin misses the glance, the ball lobs to the keeper off the hip, Bairstow does not collect it cleanly

32.6

Broad to Haddin, leg byes, 1 run, on a length and on the pads, Haddin flicks in vain, the ball squirts off the thigh pad to the on-side

32.5

Broad to Haddin, FOUR, short and width on offer as well, Haddin flashes hard, the upshot is a thickish outside edge that flies over the slip cordon to the third man fence

32.4

Broad to Haddin, no run, 140.4 length ball outside off, left alone

32.3

Broad to Haddin, no run, a tad fuller and targetting the off-pole, Haddin offers a defensive push to mid-off

32.2

Broad to Haddin, no run, good length ball shaping back in on middle, Haddin goes on the back foot and defends it well

32.1

Broad to Haddin, no run, good length delivery on off, Haddin props forward and blocks it back to the bowler

31.6

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, another back of a length inswinger, another leave from Smith, another half-hearted shout for lbw. Smith lives on as the extra bounce would have taken it over the stumps. Smith would have been a goner had Anderson pitched that up

31.5

J Anderson to Haddin, 1 run, fullish and just a trifle outside off, driven off the front foot to extra cover

31.4

J Anderson to S Smith, 1 run, on a good length and homing in on middle, Smith looks to drive but gets a thickish inside edge that rolls away to backward square leg

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, an appeal for leg before, the on field umpire is nonplussed. Cook declines the review after consulting Jimmy. This was back of a length ball nipping back in, Smith offers no shot as he is rapped above the thigh pad. The height came to Smith's rescue

Anderson is having some complaint with the ball. He is seen having a chat with the umpire, who asks him to get along with it

31.1

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, Smith meets this good length delivery swinging in on off with a strong forward defence towards mid-off

30.6

Broad to Haddin, no run, short ball followed by a fuller one, Haddin opens the face of the bat and steers it to point to cap the over

30.5

Broad to Haddin, no run, 137.7 short of length whizzing past the ears of Haddin, who belatedy half-ducks and takes evasive action

30.4

Broad to Haddin, no run, reverts to the back of a length ball on the stumps, Haddin stays back and blocks it calmly

30.3

Broad to Haddin, no run, pitched up outside off and coming in, Haddin drives but the ball stoops low and creeps underneath his bat and scuttles through to the keeper

30.2

Broad to Haddin, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Haddin hangs back and defends it towards mid-on

30.1

Broad to Haddin, FOUR, delectable shot. This was overpitched on off, Haddin essays a gorgeous drive, he gets it past mid-off to find the long off fence

29.6

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, kicks up outside off after pitching on a length, Smith says all yours to Bairstow again

29.5

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, 140.6 kph good length ball landing just outside off and swerving in, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go and lets it thud into the keeper's mitts

29.4

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, similar line and length, Smith gets forward and bunts it to cover

29.3

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, back of a length and wider this time, Smith loosens his grip and defends it square on the off-side

29.2

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, J Anderson delivers a length inswinger close to the off-pole, Smith deciphers it and leaves it well alone

29.1

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, not all that short and outside off, this was in fact back of a length, Smith goes for a pull only manges an inside edge that ricochets adjacent to the pitch off his thigh pads

28.6

Broad to Haddin, no run, pitched up on off, Haddin plays a lovely drive but cannot beat KP at mid-off

28.5

Broad to Haddin, no run, Haddin hops up and defends it this back of a length ball outside off square to Carbs at point

28.4

Broad to Haddin, no run, good length on off, Haddin presses across and defends it neatly

28.3

Broad to Haddin, no run, back of a length ball tailing back in, Haddin manages an inside edge that loops into the air but evades fourth slip

28.2

Broad to Haddin, no run, fullish and outside off, Haddin drives it to mid-off with his feet planted to the crease

Brad Haddin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

In walks Australia's lower order life-guard, Brad Haddin

28.1

Broad to Bailey, out Caught by Cook!! Edged and Cook captures it on the second attempt. Bailey's edgy stay comes to a close as Broad reaps reward for his probing bowling. This was a good length delivery with a smidgen of shape away, Bailey, irresponsibly pokes at it, the outside edge is shaved. Cook, who is stationed at first slip, juggles and grasps it on the second attempt. Australia reeling at 97-5. Bailey c Cook b Broad 1(8)

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, a stifled appeal for lbw but turned down. The height was a factor here. This one climbed off a length and tailing into the right hander, who opts to shoulder arms. As a result of the ball coming in, he is hit above the thigh pad

26.6

Broad to Bailey, no run, much better from Bailey. This was a back of a length on off, Bailey gets on top of the bounce and blunts it safely to round off an impressive maiden over from Broad

26.5

Broad to Bailey, no run, another peach! Bailey is beaten comprehensively again. Broad invests in an inswinger now to bamboozle Bailey, who resembles a cat on a hot tinned roof

26.4

Broad to Bailey, no run, a tad full and a bit of away nibble outside off, Bailey hangs his bat out tentatively and gets beaten as the ball scoots past the outside edge

26.3

Broad to Bailey, no run, 138.4 good length ball slanted across, Bailey elects to let it pass to Bairstow

26.2

Broad to Bailey, no run, 137.8 pitched up and outside off, driven straight to mid-off this time

26.1

Broad to Bailey, no run, pitched up on middle, Bailey drives it to mid-off, who makes an agile diving stop

Stuart Broad [7.0-1-31-1] is back into the attack

Stuart Broad returns.. He generated good speeds in the morning session. Arguably, he has been England's best bowler in this series

25.6

J Anderson to S Smith, no run, 135.7 good length short of length accompanied by some away movement, Smith shoulders arms judiciously

25.5

J Anderson to Bailey, 1 run, slightly back of a length delivery on the waist, Bailey goes on the backfoot and turns it behind square on the on-side to open his account

George Bailey, right handed bat, comes to the crease

George Bailey may have pummeled Anderson for a world-record 28 runs in an over at Perth but still needs an innings of substance to cement his spot in the side. He joins Steve Steve in the middle. The players are all in readiness for resumption. Jimmy has 2 balls left in the over. Three slips in place in addition to a gully

What seemed to be a nip and tuck session swung decisively in favor of the visitors with James Anderson pinning Watson leg before right at the stroke of lunch with a one that nipped back in sharply. Another couple of wickets and the English bowlers would get stuck into Australia's tail. Meanwhile, the addition of skyscraper Rankin has lent variety to the attack. Having said that, this Australian side is no stranger to reconstructing an innings from any position. A warm welcome to what is expected to be an engrossing middle session on the opening Day of the Sydney Test.

England have owned this session with the wickets of Michael Clarke and Shane Watson just a few minutes before the lunch break. On a grassy wicket and with overcast conditions, Alastair Cook, in his 100th consecutive Test match, opted to bowl first and his bowlers have delivered quality goods for him. Stuart Broad knocked over David Warner first up before Chris Rogers dragged a Ben Stokes delivery onto the stumps. Shane Watson was batting positively and he alongside Clarke looked like taking Australia into a good position after the first couple of hours in this Test match. But Stokes came back to remove Clarke and James Anderson trapped Watson at the stroke of lunch. An interesting post-lunch session is on the cards, join us back at 13:05 Local Time for all the action.

25.4

J Anderson to Watson, out Lbw!! That's plumb in front. Anderson is absolutely ecstatic. That's the first successful LBW appeal for England in this series. Watson lunges forward to defend this inswinging fuller length delivery, he misses and is struck right in front of off, umpire Erasmus took a while and raised his finger. This is surely England's lunch now. Captain opts to bowl and the bowlers take 4 top-order wickets. Watson lbw b J Anderson 43(59) [4s-7]

J Anderson to Watson, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

25.3

J Anderson to Watson, no run, shout for LBW, not given. Watson leaves an inswinging good length delivery alone, he's hit outside the line of off stump but that doesn't matter as he didn't offer a shot, but the ball was misses the off stump and was high as well

25.2

J Anderson to Watson, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends well off the back foot

25.1

J Anderson to Watson, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, cramped for room on the cut shot but Watson hops and plays, the ball goes straight to gully though

Last over before lunch.

24.6

Stokes to S Smith, no run, fuller length on the off stump, Smith defends well off the front foot

24.5

Stokes to S Smith, no run, drives uppishly but the full delivery rolls to mid-off eventually

24.4

Stokes to S Smith, no run, nice and straight on the off stump, Smith fends from the crease

24.3

Stokes to S Smith, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone

24.2

Stokes to S Smith, FOUR, square-driven nicely, waited for the full ball, opened the face of the bat a touch and drove it well off the front foot to the sweeper cover fence

24.1

Stokes to S Smith, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Smith leaves it for Bairstow

J Anderson to Watson, no run, shout for LBW, not given. Good length delivery nips back in sharply and beats Watson's forward defence, it was going over the stumps. The impact might have been outside off as well

23.4

J Anderson to Watson, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Watson fends off the back foot

23.3

J Anderson to Watson, FOUR, cuts uppishly and gets it just over gully. Again extra bounce, Watson wanted to play that squarer than it went, eventually the ball goes to the third man fence

23.2

J Anderson to Watson, FOUR, edged but safe. Where is third slip? Just minutes to go for the lunch break. Short of a length delivery nipping away, Watson pokes with soft hands and it goes to right of second slip

23.1

J Anderson to Watson, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Watson looks to cut and misses as the ball bounces a bit more than Watson anticipated

James Anderson [6.0-2-8-0] is back into the attack

22.6

Stokes to S Smith, no run, gets an inside edge onto the pads. Otherwise, it looked very close. Looks to defend the length ball from the crease and luckily gets the edge

22.5

Stokes to S Smith, FOUR, just like Watson, Smith gets off the mark with a cracking cover drive. Full outside off stump, put away with ease off the front foot to the deep extra-cover fence

22.4

Stokes to S Smith, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith defends off the back foot

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

22.3

Stokes to Clarke, out Caught by Bell!! That is a massive wicket. It is the leg-cutter from Stokes, Clarke hangs back to defend the good length delivery, the ball bounces a bit more than he anticipates, takes a thick outside edge and goes straight into the hands of second slip. Second wicket for Stokes. Clarke c Bell b Stokes 10(29) [4s-1]

Stokes to Watson, no ball, again clips the bails off with hia hand and is called a no-ball. Short delivery down the leg side, Watson pulls and misses

22.1

Stokes to Watson, no run, just a hint of outswing on this length delivery outside off stump, Watson defends well

21.6

Broad to Clarke, no run, this one jags back a touch, Clarke hangs back and blocks well

21.5

Broad to Clarke, no run, stays back and blocks the short of length delivery easily

21.4

Broad to Clarke, no run, doesn't want to risk this fullish inswinger outside off stump, simply left alone

21.3

Broad to Clarke, no run, he wasn't fully forward to fuller length delivery on the off stump but manages to block it

21.2

Broad to Clarke, no run, back of a length again, Clarke defends easily again

21.1

Broad to Clarke, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Clarke fends it off the back foot

20.6

Stokes to Watson, no run, looks to play this good length delivery initially but takes his bat out of the way at the last moment

20.5

Stokes to Watson, no run, on a length this time, Watson defends well

20.4

Stokes to Watson, FOUR, a friendly full toss outside off stump, Watson waits and drives it past the bowler to the long-off fence

20.4

Stokes to Clarke, no ball, 1 run, Stokes disturbs the stumps in his delivery stride and it's called a no-ball. Good length delivery down the leg side, easily helped away to fine leg

20.3

Stokes to Clarke, no run, another stop on the follow-through by Ben Stokes. Another good looking drive down the ground that is denied any runs

20.2

Stokes to Clarke, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Clarke defends well off the back foot

20.1

Stokes to Clarke, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Clarke misses the defence and is hit high on the pad

Ben Stokes [4.0-1-14-1] is back into the attack

19.6

Broad to Clarke, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, punched off the back foot to extra-cover

19.5

Broad to Clarke, FOUR, banged in short and Clarke pulls well this time. Stood tall and timed it really well, rolled his wrists on it and keeps it along the ground, the ball races away to the deep mid-wicket fence

19.4

Broad to Clarke, no run, gets right behind the line of this short of length delivery and defends well off the back foot

19.3

Broad to Clarke, no run, nice and straight on the stumps, Clarke defends well off the front foot

19.2

Broad to Clarke, no run, short delivery on the off stump, Clarke ducks under it

19.1

Broad to Clarke, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, punched off the back foot towards cover

The skies have cleared up now.

18.6

Rankin to Watson, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends well off the front foot

18.5

Rankin to Watson, no run, this one nips back in off the deck, Watson covers the off pole and shoulders arms

18.4

Rankin to Watson, no run, just a hint of outswing on this delivery on the off stump, Watson defends and gets an outside edge towards backward point

18.3

Rankin to Watson, FOUR, nicely clipped away. Full delivery on the leg stump, Watson leans forward and meets the ball right under his eyes and beats the man in the deep who runs to left at the deep mid-wicket fence

18.2

Rankin to Clarke, 1 run, yorker outside off stump, Clarke digs it out to sweeper cover

18.1

Rankin to Clarke, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone

17.6

Broad to Watson, no run, nice and straight on the off stump, blocked well again

17.5

Broad to Watson, no run, on a length and on the off stump, Watson defends well off the front foot

17.4

Broad to Watson, no run, beaten! Outswinging good length delivery outside off stump, Watson drives away from the body and misses

17.3

Broad to Clarke, 1 run, a very risky single. Was it needed at this stage? Oh well, a direct hit could have had Clarke short. He pushes the short of length delivery to point, Carberry moves right and quickly gets to the ball, fires a throw on the move but doesn't hit timber

Good intensity from Broad in his approach to the bowling crease.

17.2

Broad to Clarke, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Clarke fends off the back foot

17.1

Broad to Clarke, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, punched off the back foot to point

Rankin to Clarke, no run, back of a length again, blocked well this time

16.4

Rankin to Clarke, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Clarke defends off the back foot

16.3

Rankin to Clarke, no run, full outside off stump, Clarke covers the off pole and shoulders arms

16.2

Rankin to Clarke, no run, well short this time, Clarke goes for the pull and misses. Again very tentative with his footwork

16.1

Rankin to Clarke, no run, woo! Clarke didn't have a clue about that one, thought it would rise high but it was only a short of length delivery and he manages to fend it

Get ready folks, this is going to be very interesting. 6 foot 7 inch tall Boyd Rankin versus Michael Clarke, who's not comfortable with the short ball early in his innings.

15.6

Stokes to Watson, FOUR, an authoritative pull from Watson. Stands tall and meets the bouncer very easily and sends it to the deep mid-wicket fence. Anyway, a successful over for England

15.5

Stokes to Clarke, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off stump, Clarke digs it out to cover and gets off the mark straightaway

Michael Clarke, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.4

Stokes to Chris Rogers, out Bowled!! England have removed both the openers now. Must say, a lapse in concentration from Rogers. It wasn't all that short to be pulling but Rogers opts to do so, only to drag it back onto the stumps. Looked like he played a little early as well. This sets up the morning nicely now. In fact, the ball hit the back leg before changing direction to hit the stumps. Chris Rogers b Stokes 11(39) [4s-1]

Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Rogers hops and fends awkwardly

15.1

Stokes to Watson, 1 run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Watson glances it to fine leg

14.6

Rankin to Watson, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends and gets an inside edge to short mid-wicket, Watson wants the second but Rogers sensibly says no as Bairstow got to the ball quickly

14.5

Rankin to Watson, no run, a steeply rising short of length delivery outside off stump, Watson doesn't not want to play at those

14.4

Rankin to Watson, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Watson defends off the back foot

14.3

Rankin to Watson, byes, FOUR, full and down the leg side again, the ball nipped further past the leg stump to beat Bairstow's dive

14.2

Rankin to Chris Rogers, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Rogers gets bat on ball this time, the ball rolls to fine leg

14.1

Rankin to Chris Rogers, no run, full down the leg side, Rogers fails to glance it away

13.6

Stokes to Watson, no run, a cracking off-drive off the front foot but Stokes stops the ball on his follow-through

13.5

Stokes to Watson, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends well this time

13.4

Stokes to Watson, no run, leading edge but it is very soft and dies down immediately. Watson looks to turn the short of length delivery into the on-side and gets lucky

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Rogers blocks it to point

7.5

Broad to Watson, 1 run, length on the off stump, Watson fends it to mid-wicket and escapes strike

7.4

Broad to Watson, no run, shout for LBW, struck outside I guess. Yes indeed! Watson lunges a long way forward, gets outside the line of the stumps and looks to defend the sharp inswinger, but the ball bounces a bit more and strikes him on the pad

7.3

Broad to Watson, 2 runs, Broad's head was down as soon as he delivered that ball. Room outside off for Watson, he leans forward and drives the fuller length delivery to deep extra-cover

7.2

Broad to Watson, no run, lunges forward, covers the off pole and defends well

7.1

Broad to Watson, no run, length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends well off the front foot

6.6

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, 2 runs, on the leg stump, Rogers clips it to deep square leg for a couple

6.5

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, good bit of shape away from the left-hander, Rogers is just ball-watching though

6.4

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, lifts his bat and allows the short of length delivery to go through to Bairstow

6.3

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, on a length and around the off stump, Rogers blocks from the crease

6.2

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Rogers fends it off the front foot

6.1

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Rogers takes his bat out of the way

5.6

Broad to Watson, FOUR, oh hello! That's a nice way to open your account. Full delivery swinging away outside off stump, Watson doesn't bother about the shape away from him, leans forward and crashes the drive through extra-cover

Shane Watson, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.5

Broad to Warner, out Bowled!! Broad gets his reward for hitting the fuller length area consistently. It was pitched around the middle stump, the seam was pointing towards leg slip and that meant it was slated to swing into Warner, he tries to cover the movement but the ball foxes him completely as it holds its line after pitching. Warner ends up playing inside the line and the off pole is pegged back. Just the start England wanted after opting to bowl first. That's Broad's 18th wicket in this series. Warner b Broad 16(20) [4s-3]

Broad to Warner, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

5.4

Broad to Chris Rogers, 1 run, softly works the fuller length delivery to short mid-wicket for a quick single

5.3

Broad to Warner, 1 run, jumps and punches the short of length delivery off the back foot to mid-off and sets off

5.2

Broad to Warner, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Warner blocks off the back foot

J Anderson to Warner, no run, good grab by Bairstow behind the stumps. Sprays the good length delivery down the leg side, the ball swings further intially but wobbles after passing the batsman, the keeper, who was moving to his right to cover the swing did well to change direction and collect the ball

4.5

J Anderson to Warner, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Warner hops and fends it into the on-side. They thought about the single intially but take it

4.4

J Anderson to Warner, no run, swings the good length delivery into Warner, he manages to fend it into the on-side

4.3

J Anderson to Warner, no run, pokes and escapes the outside edge. Wasn't short enough for Warner to hang back, the ball swung away sharply as well, Warner plays at it with no feet movement and it beaten all ends up

4.2

J Anderson to Warner, no run, again good bit of bounce on this short of length delivery on the off stump, Warner fends it into the on-side

4.1

J Anderson to Warner, no run, allows the short of length delivery to swing away and blocks well off the back foot

3.6

Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, this short of length delivery rises steeply, Rogers lifts his bat, jumps and leaves it to the keeper. 13 runs off the over

3.5

Broad to Warner, 1 run, inside edge this time, but it rolls to mid-wicket. Inswinging fuller length delivery on the off stump, Warner pushes off the front foot and gets lucky with the edge

3.4

Broad to Warner, FOUR, third boundary of the over. Full delivery just outside off stump, not much of swing on this one, Warner easily transfers the weigth on the front foot and drives it along the ground to long-off

3.3

Broad to Warner, FOUR, Warner gets to 500 runs in this series, but the shot wasn't convincing though. Warner seemed to be surprised by a bit of extra bounce on this good length delivery, he tries to cut and then checks his shot at the last moment, the ball goes in the air and beats Carberry fantastic dive at backward point to his left

3.2

Broad to Warner, no run, just a hint of shape back into the left-hander on this good length delivery, Warner defends well off the front foot

3.1

Broad to Warner, FOUR, over pitched and punished. Enough width for Warner to free his arms, he leans forward and carasses the drive through mid-off and it races away. First boundary for Warner

2.6

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, plays inside the line of this length delivery again and leaves it alone

2.5

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, that is a good leave. Knew exactly where his off stump was, covered it and let the length ball sail through to Bairstow. Wasn't all that far away from the sticks either

2.4

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, FOUR, off the mark in a streaky fashion. Outswinging short of length delivery outside off stump, Rogers looks to cut off the back foot but the ball goes off the bottom of the bat and beats gully to his right

2.3

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, plays inside the line of this good length delivery and lets it go. Would have been interesting if he played that as it swung away late

2.2

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, again Rogers is hurried by a short of length delivery, he hops to defend but misses and is hit on the thigh pad

2.1

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length again, Rogers respects it with a back foot defence

1.6

Broad to Warner, no run, covers the off pole, lunges forward and leaves the fullish delivery to the keeper

1.5

Broad to Warner, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Warner fends it from the crease

1.4

Broad to Warner, 2 runs, Australia and Warner are away. Full outside off stump, driven off the front foot to deep extra-cover

1.3

Broad to Warner, no run, fuller length delivery on the leg stump, Warner fends it into the on-side

1.2

Broad to Warner, no run, shout for LBW, not given. Broad looked confident, they think about the review and decide against it eventually. Good call that from the umpire. This inswinging fuller length delivery pitched outside leg, looked like it also took the inside edge

The groundsman brings a bit of saw dust onto the field. Applied a bit at the bowler's landing area.

1.1

Broad to Warner, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Warner blocks off the back foot

Stuart Broad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Similar field to Stuart Broad as well.

0.6

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, brings the good length delivery into Rogers this time, he waits and defends watchfully from the crease. So a quiet start to this Test match

0.5

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, covers the outswing on this short of length delivery on the stumps and blocks off the back foot

0.4

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, doesn't want to risk this short of length delivery moving away from the left-hander, Rogers shoulders arms to that one. The ball carried to Bairstow at a very good height

0.3

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, Rogers seemed to be a bit hurried on that occasion with this short of length delivery on the stumps, but he manages to bring his bat down in time to block that

0.2

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, angles the good length delivery across Rogers, he lifts his bat and lets it go through to the keeper

0.1

J Anderson to Chris Rogers, no run, good bit of shape back into the right-hander on this short of length delivery, Rogers hops and blocks well though

Chris Rogers and Warner are at the crease. Chris Rogers is on strike. J Anderson will open the attack

Three slips and a gully in place.

The capacity crowd give them a loud cheer as the players make their way out to the middle. The outfield is very lush and pretty pleasing to the eye. It is a bit overcast as well. So we are all in readiness for the first ball.

So then, we are minutes away from the start of play. Pride at stake for England. This will be the third whitewash in Ashes history if they concede one here. Can Michael Clarke join the likes of Warwick Armstrong (1920/21) and Ricky Ponting (2006-07) to become the thrid Australia captain to clinch the series 5-0? We'll find out as the game progresses.

Okay, Cook finally wins a toss in this Ashes series. A tricky call that to field first. Probably the fact that the conditions are a little overcast out there, and with the wicket having a greenish tinge, forced the England management to insert Australia in.

England have won the toss and have opted to field

Meanwhile, we get the news that, Australia are going in with an unchanged XI. This is the first time in history that they are playing an unchanged squad throughout a 5-Test series. England have handed debut caps to Boyd Rankin, Gary Ballance and Scott Borthwick.

The Sydney wicket is normally known to be the best place Down Under for a spinner but the 22-yards for this Test though seems have a bit more grass than usual. England have done pretty decently at this ground having won 3 and lost 3 in their last six outings. The toss is not far away and it is going to be interesting to see the playing XIs of both the sides.

Australia on the other hand have a few niggles to tackle with. The medical staff have made it clear that, if a player is found to unfit, be it anyone, he will not be allowed to play the game. The biggest worries are with Ryan Harris Shane Watson and hence a few players have been added to the squad. It is still unclear whether any of Nathan Coulter-Nile and Alex Doolan will make the final XI.

England had a great chance at Melbourne to give it back to Australia but they were simply unwilling to grab those crucial moments. They let the hosts crawl back into the game despite gaining the first innings lead and Australia went on to thump England yet again. Alastair Cook is under serious pressure after a really poor show, both as a captain and a batsman. The visitors were forced to replace Matt Prior, who had a series of failures, with Jonathan Bairstow. They are expected to make a few changes for this game as well. Boyd Rankin is tipped to make his England debut while Scott Borthwick is also expected to be named in the playing XI in place of injured Monty Panesar. There is a word in the air that Gary Ballance might get the nod ahead of Joe Root as well.

09:20 Local Time, 22:20 GMT, 03:50 IST: Wish you a Happy New Year! Will 2014 be different for England in this Ashes series? Or, will Australia continue their dominance and win the series 5-0? Let's find out in a few days time. Hello and a warm welcome to the 5th and final Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It's been quite an inspiring show by Michael Clarke's men, who simply have outplayed the visitors in all departments. The tourists haven't had a great time off the field either. Firstly, Jonathan Trott pulled out of the tour after the first Test and then, England's lead spinner Graeme Swann, announced his retirement ahead of the Boxing Day Test match and sent shocking waves across the cricketing fraternity.